The utility of the A1 and A2 criteria in the diagnosis of PTSD

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1062-1069

  Bedard Gilligan, Michele ^a   Zoellner, Lori A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; ROC curves; Stressor criterion; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 50449107339     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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