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A debate about the clinical utility and validity of the diagnosis of complex PTSD has been ongoing since its formulation in the 1990s.
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- Authors
- Weiss, D. S.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Weiss, Daniel S.
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-06
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 239-240
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- OpenAlex
- W2025403906
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 7
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- complex PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, childhood trauma
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Severity of Illness Index, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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