Challenges to the PTSD construct and its database: The importance of scientific debate

Gerald M. Rosen; B. Christopher Frueh

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.09.007

Challenges to the PTSD construct and its database: The importance of scientific debate

Gerald M. Rosen, B. Christopher Frueh

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Abstract

A special issue in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders on "Challenges to the PTSD construct and its database" comes at a time when the field of traumatic stress is reexamining itself and scholars are debating the validity of basic assumptions. Some have suggested that scientific debate concerning PTSD can be opposed to the interests of victims and to those who suffer the effects of severe trauma. Yet, scientific methods, and associated critiques, provide the best way to advance our knowledge, so that professionals can provide accurate information, sound advice, and non-harmful interventions to those in need.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	161-163
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.09.007
State	Published - 2007

Keywords

Construct validity
Diagnostic and statistical manual
Posttraumatic stress disorder

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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