In addition, certain events are excluded from qualifying as a traumatic event, including the u nexpected death of a family member by natural causes. Previous criterion A2 about individuals responding to this event with intense fear, helplessness or horror has been removed. Event criteria have changed so the person has to directly experience or witness “actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violation”.PTSD is now classified as a ‘trauma and stressor-related disorder’ rather than an anxiety disorder. Nonetheless, the key changes outlined by the APA factsheet and gleaned from a few other sources are as follows: Frustratingly, getting access to the complete diagnostic criteria seems to be difficult unless you purchase the manual. Key changes in DSM-5 criteria for PTSD are outlined in an APA factsheet. So what are the implications of DSM-5 for perinatal PTSD? The British Psychological Society also expressed concerns about aspects of DSM-5, and the Division of Clinical Psychology published a detailed statement in response to DSM-5. In May this year the American Psychiatric Association released version 5 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to some controversy and criticism, including from Allen Frances, the chair of the previous DSM task force ( Psychology Today, 2012). By Susan Ayers, Centre for Maternal and Child Health, City University London
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