Indirectly, by learning that a close relative or close friend was exposed to trauma.
The person was exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence, as follows: (one required)
If they seem uncomfortably familiar, contact a professional or call the VA’s PTSD Crisis Lifeline at800-273-TALK (8255). These criteria are specific to adults, adolescents, and children older than six years. The VA’s National Center for PTSD has compiled a review of those changes, which we are republishing below. In 2013 the American Psychiatric Association revised the PTSD diagnostic criteria in the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).