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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Exposure to actual/threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence (direct, witnessed, learning about close person, or repeated indirect exposure)
Core criterion B
≥1 intrusion symptom: involuntary memories; nightmares; dissociative reactions (flashbacks); intense psychological distress; marked physiological reactions to trauma cues
Core criterion C
≥1 persistent avoidance: avoidance of trauma-related internal stimuli or external reminders
Core criterion D
≥2 negative alterations in cognitions/mood: inability to recall aspects of trauma; persistent negative beliefs; distorted blame; persistent negative emotional state; diminished interest; detachment; inability to experience positive emotions
Core criterion E
≥2 alterations in arousal/reactivity: irritability/aggression; reckless/destructive behaviour; hypervigilance; exaggerated startle; concentration problems; sleep disturbance
Core criterion F
Duration >1 month
Core criterion G
Clinically significant distress or impairment
Core criterion H
Not attributable to substances or another medical condition
Consistent with [Posttraumatic Stress Disorder] [specifier(s)]. Following exposure to a traumatic event, there have been intrusion symptoms including recurrent intrusive memories; distressing dreams; dissociative reactions (flashbacks); intense psychological distress at trauma cues; marked physiological reactivity to reminders; persistent avoidance including avoidance of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings; avoidance of external reminders; negative alterations in cognition and mood including inability to recall aspects of the trauma; persistent negative beliefs about self/others/world; distorted blame; persistent negative emotional state; diminished interest; detachment; inability to experience positive emotions; and marked alterations in arousal and reactivity including irritability; angry outbursts; reckless or self-destructive behaviour; hypervigilance; exaggerated startle; concentration difficulties; sleep disturbance, forming a pattern meeting the threshold for PTSD with symptoms persisting for more than one month. The presentation is further characterised by clinically significant distress or impairment, with the disturbance not better explained by substance/medication effects, a primary medical condition, or another psychiatric disorder.
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