Harry's Depression in OoP

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Depression in HP in OoP

I have been reading most of the post about the possibility of Harry 
having depression in OoP.  I have not seen any post about what I am 
about to say. I did not read them all so if someone has already said 
this forgive me.

I was very amazed when I read OoP as to the way that JKR shows Harry 
as suffering from PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is as 
if JKR had talked to a mental health professional for information.. 
because she did such a perfect job of it.

He clearly shows the signs.. I don't have a DSM here.. but he shows 
survival guilt, wants to avoid talking about it (with Cho Chang), 
hyper viligent, flashbacks (in the form of nightmare), and so on.  
JKR shows Harry experiencing exactly like I would expect given what 
he has been through.  I would be shocked if she hadn't shown these 
signs, since any normal person, teen or otherwise, would have this 
reaction.  Instead of asking anyone for help, Harry does what many 
people do, he tries to cope with it on his own.

So what I am saying is that he is not suffering from Major 
Depression, he has PTSD. (Acute Stress Disorder only last for about 
2 weeks. Since it is more that 2 weeks I would say that he has PTSD.)

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