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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Lifetime estimates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence in the United States range between 7 and 12% (Breslau, Davis, Andreski, & Peterson, 1991; Kessler, Berglund, Demler, Jin, & Walters, 2005; Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995; Resnick, Kilpatrick, Dansky, Saunders, & Best, 1993). The percentages vary according to the methodology of the study, definition of traumatic events, and assessment measures used (see below for discussion). Unlike other psychiatric disorders, PTSD requires a particular precipitating event as well as a specific symptom presentation. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) for PTSD criteria are presented in Table 16.1. In describing the disorder, we first focus on the defining trauma and then move to the symptom presentation of PTSD.

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Smith, E., Rauch, S.A.M. (2010). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. In: Segal, D., Hersen, M. (eds) Diagnostic Interviewing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1320-3_16

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