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An Examination Of The Construct Validity Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Veterans Using A Revised Criterion Set, Anouk L. Grubaugh, Mary E. Long, Jon D. Elhai, B. Christopher Frueh, Kathryn M. Magruder
An Examination Of The Construct Validity Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With Veterans Using A Revised Criterion Set, Anouk L. Grubaugh, Mary E. Long, Jon D. Elhai, B. Christopher Frueh, Kathryn M. Magruder
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Ongoing concerns exist in the literature regarding the construct of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and how to best conceptualize and measure this disorder. We compared the traditional DSM-IV PTSD symptom criteria (i.e., symptoms from clusters B, C, and D) to a revised criterion set that omits overlapping mood and other anxiety symptoms on PTSD prevalence, PTSD diagnostic caseness, associated psychiatric comorbidity, functional status, and structural validity using a cross-sectional, multi-site primary care sample of 747 veterans. After removing items theorized to overlap with mood and other anxiety disorders, PTSD prevalence was identical using both criterion sets (i.e., 12%). Overall, there …