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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jongedijk, Ruud A.
• Carlier, Ingrid V. E.
• Schreuder, Bas J. N.
• Gersons, Berthold P. R.

Titel

Complex posttraumatic stress disorder: An exploratory investigation of PTSD and DES NOS among Dutch war veterans

Ist Teil von

• Journal of traumatic stress, 1996, Vol.9 (3), p.577-586

Ort / Verlag

New York: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company

Erscheinungsjahr

1996

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

SpringerLINK Contemporary (Konsortium Baden-Württemberg)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The recently developed concept Disorder of Extreme Stress Not Otherwise Specified (DES NOS) or complex posttraumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD) is designed to encompass long‐standing symptoms not present in PTSD. An exploratory investigation of PTSD and DES NOS was performed with the Structured Clinical Interview for PTSD and for DES NOS in a small sample of Dutch war veterans with combat experience. Both PTSD and DES NOS symptoms were frequently reported. About 67% of the veterans met criteria for PTSD and 38% met criteria for DES NOS. DES NOS appeared to be associated with PTSD. Several DES NOS subcategories proved more important than others for distinguishing “simple” PTSD from complex PTSD.