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

Common symptoms
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What people are taking for it

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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

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 3
40s 2
50s 3
60s 1
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
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
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 7

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 1
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from enduring personality change after catastrophic experience patients who have completed their condition history
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