Abstract
Four issues of key interest with regard to posttraumatic stress disorder in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) are discussed. These include: (a) how to define the stressor criterion, especially, whether or not the victim's response ought to be included and whether low-magnitude traumas qualify etiologically; (b) the cohesiveness of the syndrome and the validity of items across stressor groups; (c) the position of posttraumatic stress disorder within DSM-IV; and (d) comorbidity with other illnesses.
Keywords
StressorPsychologyPosttraumatic stressGroup cohesivenessComorbidityClinical psychologyDSM-5PsychiatryAcute Stress DisorderSocial psychology
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- 1991
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- review
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- 100
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- 3
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- 346-355
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- 225
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Jonathan Davidson,
Edna B. Foa
(1991).
Diagnostic issues in posttraumatic stress disorder: Considerations for the DSM-IV..
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
, 100
(3)
, 346-355.
https://doi.org/10.1037//0021-843x.100.3.346
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- 10.1037//0021-843x.100.3.346