Changes in diagnostic criteria for PTSD

Implications from two prospective longitudinal studies

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ID9053118
AuthorsZahava Solomon (0000-0003-3447-6966, Tel Aviv University), Danny Horesh (0000-0003-3574-4301, Tel Aviv University)
Year2007
Volume77
Issue2
Pages182-188
Publication date2007-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.182
PMID17535115
OpenAlexW1984613312
LanguageEN
Citations received8

This study assesses differences in PTSD rates according to different sets of diagnostic criteria. Two samples have been studied: one comprised of 286 combat stress reaction (CSR) casualties and 218 non-CSR veterans from the Lebanon war (Study 1); the other of 95 ex-POWs and 101 non-POWs from the Yom Kipur war (Study 2). Participants were administered two versions of the PTSD inventory based on different Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) editions: DSM-III and DSM-IV in Study 1 and DSM-III-R and DSM-IV in Study 2. PTSD rates declined when criteria of more recent DSM editions were applied. In addition, findings clearly demonstrate the importance of the dysfunction criterion (F) in PTSD. The highly complex nature of the PTSD diagnosis is discussed, as well as the important role of dysfunction and distress

Distress · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology

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