Enduring personality change after catastrophic experience
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What is enduring personality change after catastrophic experience?
Enduring personality change after catastrophic experience, also known as EPCACE, is characterized by personality changes after a significant event or events. This condition may be preceded by PTSD. Symptoms may include a distrustful attitude, social isolation, or feeling a sense of threat.
Common symptoms reported by people with enduring personality change after catastrophic experience
Treatments taken by people for enduring personality change after catastrophic experience

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Who has enduring personality change after catastrophic experience on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 6 say enduring personality change after catastrophic experience is their primary condition
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20s | 1 | |
30s | 3 | |
40s | 2 | |
50s | 3 | |
60s | 1 | |
70+ | 1 |
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0-19 years | 0 | |
20-29 years | 0 | |
30-39 years | 0 | |
40-49 years | 0 | |
50-59 years | 0 | |
60-69 years | 0 | |
70+ years | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
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Male | 3 | |
Female | 7 |
Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
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Diagnosed | 1 | |
Not Diagnosed | 0 |