Posttraumatic stress disorder: psychology, biology, and the Manichaean warfare between false dichotomies

Article Abstract:

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder which is theorized to be envrironmental or nonbiological in origin. There are studies, however, on victims of extremely stressful events which suggest that PTSD is biological in nature. PTSD as a term was devised in the 1970s and was included in the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders only in the 1980s. A discussion on the historical background of the concept and research into PTSD is presented.

Editorial, Reports, Terminology, Psychiatric research, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Book)

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The validation of psychiatric diagnosis: new models and approaches

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The psychiatric science of diagnosis and evaluation of psychiatric disorders began in 1970 in an article by Eli Robins and Samuel B. Gulze. Since then, numerous techniques and validation methods for diagnostics have been developed. Clinical validity is usually measured by clinical description, laboratory studies, and studies of familial aggregation. Newer validation techniques include molecular genetics, neurochemistry and cognitive neuroscience.

Models, Diagnosis, Mental illness, Psychiatric diagnosis, Psychiatric disability evaluation

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Melvin Sabshin: integrator, innovator, and master of metaphor

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Melvin Sabshin, who has headed the American Psychiatric Assn (APA) as Medical Director since 1974, is known for his many accomplishments in such diverse areas as education, publications, research and foreign relations. His parents were Russian Jews who emigrated to New York where Sabshin was born in 1925. He became the head of the Psychiatry Dept of the University of Illinois at the age of 35. He will be retiring from his post in 1997.

Biography, Sabshin, Melvin

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