Chapter 7

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

This chapter is part of the full DSM-5-TR coverage architecture. Current locally authored entries are shown below.

Disorder

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

A trauma- and stressor-related disorder involving a characteristic pattern of intrusion, avoidance, negative mood/cognition changes, and arousal/reactivity after qualifying trauma exposure.

Disorder

Acute Stress Disorder

A trauma- and stressor-related condition involving characteristic trauma-related symptoms that occur from shortly after a qualifying traumatic event through the first month.