International Perspectives on the Treatment and Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

In the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Chapter 5, one may read that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) arises as a delayed and/or protracted response to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature, which is likely to cause pe...

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Published inInternational Handbook of Traumatic Stress Syndromes pp. 935 - 946
Main Author de Girolamo, Giovanni
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston, MA Springer US
SeriesThe Plenum Series on Stress and Coping
Subjects
Emergency Preparedness
Mental Health
Natural Disaster
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychological Morbidity
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Summary:In the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Chapter 5, one may read that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) arises as a delayed and/or protracted response to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature, which is likely to cause pervasive distress in almost anyone (e.g., natural or man-made disaster, combat, serious accident, witnessing the violent death of others, being the victim of torture, terrorism, rape or other crime). ([WHO]a)
ISBN:9781461362197
1461362199
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4615-2820-3_79