Review article

POSTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERS (PTSD) BETWEEN FALLACY AND FACTS: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW?

Miro Jakovljević ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Lovorka Brajković ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Mladen Lončar ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia
Ana Čima ; Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Background: PTSD been recognized as a major problem in public health and has attracted an ever-growing scientific,
epistemological and clinical interest. On the other side, PTSD is one of the most controversial diagnosis in psychiatry as well as in
medicine in general.
Method: We have made an overview of available literature on PTSD to identify what is our real knowledge about PTSD with all
dilemmas, controversies and challenges.
Results: We have various options as to how to evaluate, explain and describe PTSD and other trauma-related mental and
somatic disorders. In this paper we compiled an extensive set of facts and meta-facts in order to to understand the real nature of
traumatic stress, negative life events and PTSD.
Conclusion: Conflict between various concepts of PTSD and our current knowledge will probably bring with itself a new
scientific paradigm with new diagnostic phenotypes and refining the old ones.

Keywords

PTSD; concepts; facts and meta-facts

Hrčak ID:

106232

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/106232

Publication date:

24.9.2012.

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