title: Traumatic stress--an overview of diagnostic evolution and clinical treatment.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of recent advances in the study of traumatic stress, with a special focus on the categorical and conceptual evolution in aetiological, diagnostic classification of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). A review update on psychological and pharmacological therapies relevant to the management of PTSD, and the trend towards a multi-layered, biopsychosocial approach is discussed. This review also includes an update of the risk factors and mediating factors associated with post traumatic responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry F Edward Hebert School of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Ursano
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs