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Originally Posted by kevin_pc
Acute Stress Disorder is diagnosed when symptoms do not last a month. If symptoms persist PTSD may be diagnosed.
Complex PTSD refers to a disorder that includes the same symptoms as PTSD, as well as additional ones. Here is a short blurb from the Veteran's Administration in the Untied States about it: Complex PTSD - PTSD: National Center for PTSD
As the blurb notes, Complex PTSD was proposed by Judith Herman. It has never been in the DSM, although the dissociative subtype of PTSD in the DSM V is a nod in the direction of Complex PTSD. Complex PTSD will be in the next World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Disease (ICD) manual (ICD-11).
I forgot to include in my last post the name of a website that synthesizes much of the literature on dissociative disorders from clinicians and researchers: did-research.org. It really is a great resource- just be aware that many of the menus have sub-menus and many of the sub-menus have their own sub-menus. |
here in the USA when a mental disorder diagnostics ( whether they are diagnostics for Dissociative disorders, trauma and stress related disorders or others ) state a limit on the symptoms it doesnt mean the problem is done and cured in that time frame. it means ...
every time the persons symptoms are activated the symptoms can last up to that amount of time...
example one of my Complex PTSD symptoms now called acute stress disorder symptoms was feeling a bit dissociative. the symptom lasts a about 2 weeks then goes away but later comes back again and again can last anywhere between a few hours to a couple weeks. this happens repeatedly and each time the symptoms do not last more than a month which makes the symptom fall into the Acute Stress Disorder.
yes for some people if the problem is traced back to a past trauma their acute stress disorder can be relabeled as PTSD. if you would like to discuss this more we can talk about it in the complex PTSD board so that we dont take this board off topic of dissociative disorders forum.
by the way this is the dissociative boards which is why my post is discussing my dissociation symptom that fits in the Acute Stress disorder. if you would like to discuss just cptsd maybe we should take that to the PTSD boards.. just a suggestion.
this thread is about OSDD not CPTSD so we are a bit off topic here and maybe we should let this thread get back on topic
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OSDD has many diagnostic criteria not everyone is going to fit the same diagnostics but still get the diagnosis of OSDD and that some treatment providers are now using the numbers of the diagnostic criteria to designate what got a person diagnosed with OSDD.
there is no separate disorder called OSDD 1 or OSDD 2 its just some treatment providers are now required to designate the number as a way to differenciate which diagnostic criteria that person has fit into to receive their OSDD label. my point.....I was actually agreeing with you in your post that its not separate mental disorders and that treatment providers are using the numbers.