Hi yall.. Complex PTSD hasn't been included in the DSM nor the ICD yet... But like most all disorders, it's being identified and treated prior to it's inclusion. (Maybe a 20 year drag time for dx's??) It's still being identified and it's description developed.

What I found at ncptsd.va.gov is something I agree with (fancy that </font><blockquote><div id="quote"><font class="small">Quote:</font>
A core component of treatment should be PTSD-symptom specific and involve the emotional processing of the trauma. However, additional and perhaps prerequisite treatment stages should included the development of skills which facilitate this work, such as awareness and regulation of feeling states, ability to tolerate distress and to utilize social support.

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Seems there's a basis for any treatment. The part that relates to the thread is: awareness and regulation of feeling states. Touch for all of us?