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Posttraumatic stress disorder: a descriptive study supporting DSM-III-R criteria

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.146.5.665

Posttraumatic stress disorder, as defined by DSM-III, remains a controversial diagnostic entity. This descriptive study, which was carried out by the author in a war zone, supports the changes made in the criteria in DSM-III-R.

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