RT Book, Section
A1 Lewis, Evelyn L.
A1 Bennion, Layne D.
A1 Koshes, Ronald J.
A1 Witter, Jeanette M.
A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 Matheny, Samuel C.
A2 Lewis, Evelyn L.
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ID 1173719378
T1 Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder & Traumatic Brain Injury
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260134896
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173719378
RD 2024/04/19
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISThe  diagnosis  of  posttraumatic  stress  disorder  (PTSD)  requires  that  patients  screen  positive  for  experiences/symptoms  in  each  of  eight  categories  (Criteria  A–H).  The  patient  must  meet  at  least  one  (or  more)  of  the  specified  criteria  in  each  category  (Diagnostic  and  Statistical  Manual  of  Mental  Disorders,  5th  edition  [DSM-5],  2013).  For  example:Criterion  A  (one  is  required):  The  patient  must  have  or  have  had  “exposure  to  actual  or  threatened  death,  serious  injury,  or  sexual  violence  in  one  (or  more)  of  the  following  ways:Directly  experiencing  the  traumatic  event.Witnessing,  in  person,  the  event(s)  as  it  occurred  to  others.Learning  that  the  traumatic  event(s)  occurred  to  a  close  family  member  or  close  friend  (where  the  actual  or  threatened  death  was  violent  or  accidental).Experiencing  repeated  or  extreme  exposure  to  aversive  details  of  the  traumatic  event(s)  (e.g.,  first  responder  collecting  human  remains,  police  officers  repeatedly  exposed  to  details  of  child  abuse).”