ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress disorder: simplifying diagnosis in trauma populations

Summary ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a new disorder that describes the more complex reactions that are typical of individuals exposed to chronic trauma. The addition of this disorder as distinct from PTSD is expected to provide greater precision in the diagnosis of trauma populations and more personalised and effective treatment.

• Publication year

  2020

• Venue

  British Journal of Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2020-02-28

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1192/bjp.2020.43PMID 32345416
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