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

By Allison Arkfeld on April 6, 2018

by Anushka Pai, Alina M. Suris, and Carol S. North

Abstract: 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 PTSD from the anxiety disorders category to a new diagnostic category named “Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders”, the elimination of the subjective component to the definition of trauma, the explication and tightening of the definitions of trauma and exposure to it, the increase and rearrangement of the symptoms criteria, and changes in additional criteria and specifiers. This article will explore the nosology of the current diagnosis of PTSD by reviewing the changes made to the diagnostic criteria for PTSD in the DSM-5 and discuss how these changes influence the conceptualization of PTSD.

 

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the DSM-5

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Allison Arkfeld
Allison Arkfeld

BS, MA Passionate about executive functioning disorder treatment and healing, particularly for individuals suffering from overlapping symptoms of trauma and ADHD. I am dedicating my life and career toward expanding the cultural and clinical understanding of individuals labelled (by the DSM) as having both PSTD and ADHD. My provisional telos is to find best practices for healing, contingent upon progressive states (of the individual and in the field of psychology) that emerge.

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      Thanks for the encouragement! I will have new posts up this week. Glad you are enjoying the material!

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