The Post-Traumatic Stress Trap.

• Autores: David Dobbs
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 300, Nº. 4, 2009, págs. 64-69
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses problems related to the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The broad criteria used to define PTSD are discussed, noting that the disorder has been overdiagnosed as a result. The possibility that soldiers' adjustment process from military to civilian life could be mistaken for PTSD is mentioned, noting that many U.S. soldiers may be receiving the wrong treatments due to PTSD misdiagnosis. INSETS: PTSD: A Problem Defined by Its Cause;DISTINCTION DENIED;DISCREPANCIES IN DIAGNOSES.