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Posttraumatic stress disorder in adults: impact, comorbidity, risk factors, and treatment

Jitender Sareen. Can J Psychiatry. 2014 Sep.

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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.

Au cours des 30 dernières années, l’étude du trouble de stress post-traumatique (TSPT) a connu une croissance substantielle. Plusieurs événements traumatiques importants, comme la guerre en Afghanistan et en Irak, et les attaques terroristes du 11 septembre sur le World Trade Center ont suscité un plus grand intérêt du public pour le risque et les facteurs protecteurs du TSPT. Dans cet article d’In Review, je discute des importants progrès réalisés dans le TSPT. L’article offre un bref survol de l’évolution du diagnostic du TSPT dans le Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux, de l’impact du TSPT dans la communauté, d’un aperçu des facteurs de risque établis pour développer un TSPT, et de l’évaluation et du traitement. Les controverses et les implications cliniques sont discutées dans l’article.

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Empirically-derived risk factors for development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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