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somatization disorder diagnostic criteria
Somatization Disorder Diagnosis As a diagnostic entity, somatization disorder is a fairly recent addition to the DSM nomenclature and was intended as a simplified version of Briquet’s syndrome. Somatization disorder was officially recognized in DSM-III and was also included in DSM-III-R with some minor changes. Before DSM-III, the criteria for Briquet’s syndrome required at least […]
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Assessments of Trauma History
Because the hallmark symptom of PTSD is exposure to a traumatic event, it is crucial that any assessment of PTSD determine that exposure has occurred. Researchers and clinicians have not yet reached a consensus regarding how best to identify and characterize events that meet the diagnostic criteria for traumatic event exposure as specified in DSM-IV. […]
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Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
During the past decade, the literature devoted to the clinical assessment of PTSD advanced considerably. Of particular note is the increase in attention to the development of assessment tools for use with noncombatants and even more specifically with survivors of specific civilian traumas (e.g., tools developed specifically for use with rape survivors, crime victims, etc.), […]
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PTSD of Comorbidity
PTSD of Comorbidity Another key component of the epidemiology of PTSD is its pattern of occurrence with other psychiatric and physical conditions, or comorbidities. Both general population studies and studies of individuals exposed to particular traumas indicate that the experience of other psychiatric disorders is common among individuals with PTSD. For example, in the St. […]
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Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) Epidemiologic studies conducted over the past two decades provided empirical information about the prevalence of PTSD in the general population and among individuals who have been exposed to specific types of potentially traumatic events. This research indicates that most individuals who are exposed to a potential trauma do not develop […]
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Exposure to Traumatic Events
Posttraumatic stress disorder is unusual in the psychiatric nosology in that it ascribes etiological significance to a particular type of life experience— exposure to a traumatic event. Although such ticipants who indicated that they had experienced one potential trauma reported experiencing two or more types of trauma. In the NCS, which used DSM-III-R criteria for […]
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Epidemiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study of patterns and correlates of disease onset and course in human populations. Psychiatric epidemiology includes studies of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders (i.e, how many people have specific disorders), the distribution of disorders among subgroups of populations, the relationship of a particular disorder to other disorders, and factors that affect […]
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The DSM-III/III-R definitions of trauma
Traumatic Experiences In the field of mental health, the word ‘‘trauma’’ generally connotes a wide range of intensely stressful experiences that involve exposure to levels of danger and fear that exceed normal capacity to cope. In the DSM-III and DSM-III-R, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) defined trauma as an event that is ‘‘outside the range […]
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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS)
Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) If there are no structural brain abnormalities, then what might cause abnormal brain functioning? Recently, there has been increased speculation that at least some children who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder may do so in response to an external pathogen (in this case -hemolytic streptococcal infection). Studies of […]
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A Neurodevelopmental Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
A Neurodevelopmental Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Rosenberg and Keshavan recently tried to draw together these various literatures into a neurodevelopmental model of OCD. First, they noted that several lines of evidence suggest that OCD may result from a neurodevelopmental rather than a degenerative process: (1) a number of cases of OCD begin in childhood; (2) […]
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