
Symptoms create distress or functional impairment (e.g., social, occupational). Criterion G: functional significance (required) Trauma-related arousal and reactivity that began or worsened after the trauma, in the following way(s): Difficulty experiencing positive affectĬriterion E: alterations in arousal and reactivity.Exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma.Overly negative thoughts and assumptions about oneself or the world.Inability to recall key features of the trauma.Negative thoughts or feelings that began or worsened after the trauma, in the following way(s): Physical reactivity after exposure to traumatic remindersĪvoidance of trauma-related stimuli after the trauma, in the following way(s):Ĭriterion D: negative alterations in cognitions and mood (two required).Emotional distress after exposure to traumatic reminders.The traumatic event is persistently re-experienced in the following way(s): Indirect exposure to aversive details of the trauma, usually in the course of professional duties (e.g., first responders, medics)Ĭriterion B: intrusion symptoms (one required).Learning that a relative or close friend was exposed to a trauma.The person was exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence, in the following way(s): The following text summarizes the diagnostic criteria: Criterion A: stressor (one required)

The criteria below are specific to adults, adolescents, and children older than six years.Īll of the criteria are required for the diagnosis of PTSD. Note that DSM-5 introduced a preschool subtype of PTSD for children ages six years and younger. All of the conditions included in this classification require exposure to a traumatic or stressful event as a diagnostic criterion. PTSD is included in a new category in DSM-5, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders.
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In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association revised the PTSD diagnostic criteria in the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) 1.
