Conference paper

ASSESSMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS

Brigitte Lueger-Schuster ; Institut für Klinische, Biologisce und Differentielle Psychologie, Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Wien, Liebiggasse 5, A-1010 Wien, Austria

Abstract

Trauma, traumatization, Acute stress reaction, Posttraumatic stress disorder and other disorders following exposure to traumatic stress are described. Classification according to ICD and DSM are presented and critically valued. The complex Posttraumatic Stress disorder is introduced in its symptoms and with a proposal for a classification. Problems in assessing traumatized individuals are referred and
recommendations for interviews and testing procedure are presented. Structured interviews and tests in german language are described. Due to control stress load by the process of assessing the economic choice of instruments is recommended.

Keywords

trauma; traumatization; posttraumatic stress disorder; complex posttraumatic stress disorder; assessment; process of assessment; instruments

Hrčak ID:

29278

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/29278

Publication date:

6.11.2008.

Article data in other languages: german

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