BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Post-Traumatic and Acute Stress Disorders

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) are similar mental health conditions. Individuals with PTSD have experienced a traumatic event and later experience uncontrollable thoughts of the episode along with flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety lasting for months or years and interfering with normal functioning. Individuals suffering from ASD experience severe stress symptoms in the weeks and months after a traumatic event. If ASD symptoms last longer than a month, an individual might develop PTSD.

Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

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Pediatrics - Psychiatry

At Boston Medical Center, comprehensive mental health assessment and treatment are provided to children and adolescents in an outpatient setting. The program specializes in the as…
Pediatrics - Psychiatry