Which nursing diagnosis would best describe the problems evidenced by the following client symptoms: avoidance, poor concentration, nightmares, hypervigilance, exaggerated startle response, detachment, emotional numbing, and flashbacks?

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The symptoms listed are commonly associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is included in the nursing diagnosis of post-trauma syndrome. Ineffective coping and panic anxiety may be secondary diagnoses, but the primary focus should be on the PTSD symptoms. Complicated grieving does not fit with the listed symptoms.

Which Nursing Diagnosis Would Best Describe the Problems Evidenced by the Following