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Signs and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Signs and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Abstract • The new diagnostic nomenclature of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-III) provides well-described categories of stress response syndromes that were not included in the previous nosology. The signs and symptoms of these syndromes used in the descriptive statements have been understood largely in terms of field studies of nonpatient populations and clinical descriptive and impressionistic studies of patient populations. We report quantitative data from the study of a population with post-traumatic stress disorder. The results confirm clinical impressions of the importance and wide prevalence of episodes of intrusive ideas and feelings in states of distress precipitated by serious life events. References 1. Horowitz MJ: Stress Response Syndromes . New York, Jason Aronson Inc, 1976. 2. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , ed 3. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1978. 3. Lindemann E: Symptomatology and management of acute grief . Am J Psychiatry 101:141-148, 1944. 4. Grinker K, Spiegel S: Men Under Stress . Philadelphia, Blakiston, 1945. 5. Burgess AW, Holstrum L: The rape trauma syndrome . Am J Psychiatry 131:981-986, 1974. 6. Figley CF (ed): Stress Disorders Among Vietnam Veterans . New York, Brunner/Mazel Inc, 1978. 7. Lazarus R: Psychological Stress and the Coping Process . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, 1966. 8. Janis I: Stress and Frustration . New York, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1969. 9. Parad H, Resnik H, Parad L: Emergency Mental Health Services and Disaster Management . New York, Prentice Hall, 1976. 10. Parkes CM: Bereavement . New York, International Universities Press, 1972. 11. Clayton P: Widowhood and grief. Read before the American Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, May 5, 1978. 12. Horowitz MJ, Kaltreider N: Brief therapy of stress response syndromes , in Karasu T, Bellak L (eds): Specialized Techniques in Individual Psychotherapy . New York, Brunner/Mazel, 1979. 13. Horowitz MJ, Wilner N: Stress films, emotions and cognitive response . Arch Gen Psychiatry 30:1339-1344, 1976.Crossref 14. Horowitz MJ, Wilner N, Alvarez W: Impact of event scale: A measure of subjective stress . Psychosom Med , to be published. 15. Derogatis LR, Lipman RS, Covi L: The SCL-90: An outpatient psychiatric rating scale . Psychopharm Bull 9:13-28, 1973. 16. Waskow I, Parloff M (eds): Psychotherapy Change Measures . Rockville, Md, National Institute of Mental Health, 1975. 17. Horowitz MJ: Psychological response to serious life events , in Hamilton V, Warburton D (eds): Human Stress and Cognition: An Information Processing Approach . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1979. 18. Overall J, Gorham D: The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale . Psychol Rep 10:799, 1962.Crossref 19. Horowitz MJ: Stress response syndromes: Character style and brief psychotherapy . Arch Gen Psychiatry 31:768-781, 1974.Crossref 20. Horowitz MJ, Schaefer C, Hiroto D, et al: Life event questionnaires for measuring presumptive stress . Psychosom Med 39:413-431, 1977.Crossref 21. Holmes T, Rahe RH: The social readjustment rating scale . J som Res 11:213-218, 1967. 22. Dohrenwend B, Dohrenwend B (eds): Stressful Life Events: Their Nature and Effects . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1974. 23. Gunderson E, Rahe RH: Life Stress and Illness . Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1974. 24. Horowitz MJ, Schaefer C, Cooney P: Life event scaling for recency of experience , in Gunderson E, Rahe RH (eds): Life Stress and Illness . Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1974. 25. Shapiro D: Neurotic Styles . New York, Basic Books, 1965. 26. Horowitz MJ: Sliding meanings: A defense against threat in narcissistic personalities . Int J Psychoanal Psychother 4:167-180, 1975. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of General Psychiatry American Medical Association

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Abstract • The new diagnostic nomenclature of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-III) provides well-described categories of stress response syndromes that were not included in the previous nosology. The signs and symptoms of these syndromes used in the descriptive statements have been understood largely in terms of field studies of nonpatient populations and clinical descriptive and impressionistic studies of patient populations. We report quantitative data from the study of a population with post-traumatic stress disorder. The results confirm clinical impressions of the importance and wide prevalence of episodes of intrusive ideas and feelings in states of distress precipitated by serious life events. References 1. Horowitz MJ: Stress Response Syndromes . New York, Jason Aronson Inc, 1976. 2. American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , ed 3. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1978. 3. Lindemann E: Symptomatology and management of acute grief . Am J Psychiatry 101:141-148, 1944. 4. Grinker K, Spiegel S: Men Under Stress . Philadelphia, Blakiston, 1945. 5. Burgess AW, Holstrum L: The rape trauma syndrome . Am J Psychiatry 131:981-986, 1974. 6. Figley CF (ed): Stress Disorders Among Vietnam Veterans . New York, Brunner/Mazel Inc, 1978. 7. Lazarus R: Psychological Stress and the Coping Process . New York, McGraw-Hill Book Co Inc, 1966. 8. Janis I: Stress and Frustration . New York, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1969. 9. Parad H, Resnik H, Parad L: Emergency Mental Health Services and Disaster Management . New York, Prentice Hall, 1976. 10. Parkes CM: Bereavement . New York, International Universities Press, 1972. 11. Clayton P: Widowhood and grief. Read before the American Psychiatric Association, Atlanta, May 5, 1978. 12. Horowitz MJ, Kaltreider N: Brief therapy of stress response syndromes , in Karasu T, Bellak L (eds): Specialized Techniques in Individual Psychotherapy . New York, Brunner/Mazel, 1979. 13. Horowitz MJ, Wilner N: Stress films, emotions and cognitive response . Arch Gen Psychiatry 30:1339-1344, 1976.Crossref 14. Horowitz MJ, Wilner N, Alvarez W: Impact of event scale: A measure of subjective stress . Psychosom Med , to be published. 15. Derogatis LR, Lipman RS, Covi L: The SCL-90: An outpatient psychiatric rating scale . Psychopharm Bull 9:13-28, 1973. 16. Waskow I, Parloff M (eds): Psychotherapy Change Measures . Rockville, Md, National Institute of Mental Health, 1975. 17. Horowitz MJ: Psychological response to serious life events , in Hamilton V, Warburton D (eds): Human Stress and Cognition: An Information Processing Approach . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1979. 18. Overall J, Gorham D: The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale . Psychol Rep 10:799, 1962.Crossref 19. Horowitz MJ: Stress response syndromes: Character style and brief psychotherapy . Arch Gen Psychiatry 31:768-781, 1974.Crossref 20. Horowitz MJ, Schaefer C, Hiroto D, et al: Life event questionnaires for measuring presumptive stress . Psychosom Med 39:413-431, 1977.Crossref 21. Holmes T, Rahe RH: The social readjustment rating scale . J som Res 11:213-218, 1967. 22. Dohrenwend B, Dohrenwend B (eds): Stressful Life Events: Their Nature and Effects . New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1974. 23. Gunderson E, Rahe RH: Life Stress and Illness . Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1974. 24. Horowitz MJ, Schaefer C, Cooney P: Life event scaling for recency of experience , in Gunderson E, Rahe RH (eds): Life Stress and Illness . Springfield, Ill, Charles C Thomas Publisher, 1974. 25. Shapiro D: Neurotic Styles . New York, Basic Books, 1965. 26. Horowitz MJ: Sliding meanings: A defense against threat in narcissistic personalities . Int J Psychoanal Psychother 4:167-180, 1975.

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