Defining the index trauma in post-traumatic stress disorder patients with multiple trauma exposure: impact on severity scores and treatment effects of using worst single incident versus multiple traumatic events

Defining the index trauma in post-traumatic stress disorder patients with multiple trauma exposure: impact on severity scores and treatment effects of using worst single incident versus multiple traumatic events

Background: A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) requires the identification of one or more traumatic events, designated the index trauma, which serves as the basis for assessment of severity of PTSD. In patients who have experienced more than one traumatic event, severity may depend...

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Main Authors: Kathlen Priebe, Nikolaus Kleindienst, Andrea Schropp, Anne Dyer, Antje Krüger-Gottschalk, Christian Schmahl, Regina Steil, Martin Bohus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Subjects:
PTSD
Criterion A
index trauma
cumulative trauma
multiple traumatization
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1486124

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2018.1486124

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