Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the DSM-5: Controversy, Change, and Conceptual Considerations

• Published in: Behavioral sciences Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 7
• Main Authors: Pai, Anushka, Suris, Alina, North, Carol
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.02.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: diagnostic criteria; DSM-5; Medical diagnosis; nosology; Post traumatic stress disorder; posttraumatic stress disorder; psychiatric diagnosis; Psychiatry; Review; trauma; trauma; diagnostic criteria; DSM-5; nosology; psychiatric diagnosis; posttraumatic stress disorder

The criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD have changed considerably with the newest edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Changes to the diagnostic criteria from the DSM-IV to DSM-5 include: the relocation of...