DSM-5 Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in ≥1 of the following ways (may be multiple events):
≥1 of the following associated with the traumatic event, beginning after the traumatic event occurred:
Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event, beginning after the traumatic event occurred, as evidenced by ≥1 of the following:
Negative alterations in cognitions and mood associated with the traumatic event, beginning or worsening after the traumatic event occurred, as evidenced by ≥2 of the following:
Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event, beginning or worsening after the traumatic event occurred, as evidenced by ≥2 of the following:
Must have all 3, plus criteria above
Diagnostic Result:
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