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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