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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Epidemiology
New posttraumatic stress disorder epidemiology study results reported from Columbia University
June 18th, 2007
Data detailed in "Is there more to complicated grief than depression and posttraumatic stress disorder' A test of incremental validity" have been presented. "There is growing interest in complicated grief reactions as a possible new diagnostic category for inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. However, no research has yet shown that complicated grief has incremental validity (i.e., predicts unique variance in functioning)," scientists writing in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology report. "The authors addressed this issue in 2 studies by comparing grief, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms with different...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-06-18)
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