Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Ingrid Palmary

doi:10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss218

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Ingrid Palmary

University of the Witwatersrand

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Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a diagnostic category detailed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) produced by the American Psychiatric Association. It describes symptoms that some people develop after experiencing a traumatic event. PTSD was first described in 1980 in the DSM-III. Since that time there have been a number of critiques of the notion of PTSD, which are detailed in this entry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Gender and Sexuality Studies
Publisher	wiley
Pages	1-2
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118663219
ISBN (Print)	9781405196949
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118663219.wbegss218
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Battered woman
Post traumatic stress disorder
Trauma
Violence
syndrome

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General Social Sciences

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