Problems with the post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis and its future in DSM V.
Significant issues challenge the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Yet, applications of the PTSD 'model' have been extended to an increasing array of events and human reactions across diverse cultures. These issues have implications for clinical practice and for those who revise criteria in the DSM-V.
Rosen
Gerald M
GM
Spitzer
Robert L
RL
McHugh
Paul R
PR
D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology