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In the latest study, conducted by the Health Behaviour News Service, it was revealed that older adults who have experience a serious fall might develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder after the event. They based their finding on the evaluation of the symptoms linked with PTSD in 27 out of 100 people aged 65 years, who were admitted at the hospital after the fall.
"Anyone who goes through an accident in which they feel their life may be in danger or they could get physically harmed can develop post-traumatic stress symptoms," noted lead author Nimali Jayasinghe, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology and faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.