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The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in US combat soldiers: a head-to-head comparison of DSM-5 versus DSM-IV-TR symptom criteria with the PTSD checklist
September 2014
September 2014
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Abstract
The definition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) underwent substantial changes
in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
How this will affect estimates of prevalence, whether clinical utility has been improved,
and how many individuals who meet symptom criteria according to the previous definition
will not meet new criteria is unknown. Updated screening instruments, including the
PTSD checklist (PCL), have not been compared with previously validated methods through
head-to-head comparisons.