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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE
Volume 59, Issue 9, Pages 460-467Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/070674371405900902
Keywords
posttraumatic stress disorder; comorbidity; sexual trauma; combat exposure; traumatic brain injury; epidemiology; cognitive-behavioural therapy; prolonged exposure; prazosin; antidepressants
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- Manitoba Health Research Council Chair award
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During the last 30 years, there has been a substantial increase in the study of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Several high-profile traumatic events, such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the terrorist attacks of September 11 on the World Trade Center, have led to a greater public interest in the risk and protective factors for PTSD. In this In Review paper, I discuss some of the important advances in PTSD. The paper provides a concise review of the evolution of PTSD diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, impact of PTSD in the community, an overview of the established risk factors for developing PTSD, and assessment and treatment. Throughout the paper, controversies and clinical implications are discussed.
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