Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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Chapter 16 - Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

from Section 1 - Psychological and Psychodynamic Approaches to Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 May 2021

Joanne Stubley

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In this chapter, the focus will be on the newly emerging diagnosis of Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). Following a brief overview of the history of the concept and some diagnostic issues that arise, a description will be given of common symptoms and presentations in C-PTSD. A case history will be used to illustrate these points. The chapter ends with a brief outline of some of the principles of treatment.

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Information: Seminars in the Psychotherapies , pp. 207 - 220

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