Investigating the DSM-5 and the ICD-11 PTSD symptoms using network analysis across two distinct samples.

Maj Hansen Cherie Armour Emily McGlinchey Jana Ross Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn Tonny Elmose Andersen Nanna LindekildeMette ElmoseSidsel H Karsberg Eiko I Fried

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2022)

The results underline that a combination of five symptoms representing both diagnostic systems may hold central positions and potentially be important for treatment. However, the implications depend on if the different diagnostic descriptions can be reconciled in an indexical rather than constitutive perspective. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

network analysis
sleep quality
emergency department
combination therapy
physical activity
depressive symptoms