Patient presents with suspected PTSD following a high school shooting 6 months ago. Symptoms began about a week after the event and persisted for about 5 months. He was extremely functional prior to the event with no history of psychiatric illness. Both his mom and dad came to the appointment to support him and are inquiring about his prognosis. What would you tell them?
a) Good prognosis
b) Poor prognosis
c) Prognosis can't be predicted as PTSD patients' symptoms fluctuate in response to the types and degree of stresses experienced daily
Answer: A
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