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Understanding PTSD and CPTSD Diagnoses by sommerowen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
PTSD and CPTSD are mental health diagnoses that describe symptoms that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Having a diagnosis can help make sense of confusing thoughts and feelings and help access support services. PTSD is diagnosed according to criteria in the DSM-5 or ICD-11 systems and involves re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal symptoms for over a month. CPTSD, a newer diagnosis found in the ICD-11, requires meeting PTSD criteria plus disturbances in self-organizati
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