A critical evaluation of the complex PTSD literature: Implications for DSM-5

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-251

  Resick, Patricia A ^a,b   Bovin, Michelle J ^a   Calloway, Amber L ^a   Dick, Alexandra M ^a   King, Matthew W ^a   Mitchell, Karen S ^a,b   Suvak, Michael K ^a,c   Wells, Stephanie Y ^a   Stirman, Shannon Wiltsey ^a,b   Wolf, Erika J ^a,b  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862730589     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21699     Document Type: Article

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