Wednesday, February 28, 1990

Disorders of Extreme Stress Following Warzone Military Trauma: Associated Features of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Comorbid but Distinct S

David Baldwin's Trauma Information, Articles:

Ford (1999)

Disorders of Extreme Stress Following Warzone Military Trauma: Associated Features of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Comorbid but Distinct Syndromes?

As published in the February 1999 issue of Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 67(1), 3-12.
Julian Ford, at the National Center for PTSD, reports on important differences and similaries between the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Disorders of Extreme Stress (DESNOS) diagnostic categories, in a sample of 84 male military combat veterans seeking inpatient PTSD treatment. In this chronic sample, with depression and personalitiy disorders used as covariates, the two disorders were found to be comorbid but distinct post traumatic syndromes. Ford concludes that the combination of early childhood and atrocity trauma may best be understood in terms of DESNOS. Implications are discussed for assessment, classification, research and treatment. 56 references. "
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