Posttraumatic stress disorder: an empirical evaluation of core assumptions.

Volume: 28, Issue: 5, Pages: 837 - 868
Published: Jun 1, 2008
Abstract
The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rests on several core assumptions, particularly the premise that a distinct class of traumatic events is linked to a distinct clinical syndrome. This core assumption of specific etiology ostensibly distinguishes the PTSD diagnosis from virtually all other psychiatric disorders. Additional attempts to distinguish PTSD from extant conditions have included searches for distinctive markers (e.g.,...
Paper Details
Title
Posttraumatic stress disorder: an empirical evaluation of core assumptions.
Published Date
Jun 1, 2008
Volume
28
Issue
5
Pages
837 - 868
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