Journal article
The impact of changing diagnostic criteria in posttraumatic stress disorder in a Canadian epidemiologic sample.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Since its inclusion in DSM-III, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has undergone a number of changes in its diagnostic criteria, including the expansion of Criterion A (traumatic stressor), the addition of symptom duration (none specified in DSM-III), and the requirement for impairment or distress (Criterion F, DSM-IV only).
METHOD: This study examined the impact of changes in PTSD diagnostic criteria using a Canadian PTSD …
Authors
Van Ameringen M; Mancini C; Patterson B
Journal
The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Vol. 72, No. 8, pp. 1034–1041
Publisher
Physicians Postgraduate Press
Publication Date
August 15, 2011
DOI
10.4088/jcp.09m05700
ISSN
0160-6689