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Complex PTSD: A syndrome in survivors of prolonged and repeated trauma

✍ Scribed by Judith Lewis Herman

Publisher
Springer
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
883 KB
Volume
5
Category
Article
ISSN
0894-9867

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✦ Synopsis

This paper reviews the evidence for the existence of a complex form of post-traumatic disorder in survivors of prolonged, repeated trauma. This Jyndrome b currently under consideration for inclusion in DSM-W under the name of DESNOS (Dhorders of Extreme Stress Not Otherwise Specified). The current diagnostic formulation of PTSD derives primarily from observations of survivors of relatively circumscribed traumatic events. Thb formulation faik to capture the protean sequelae of prolonged, repeated trauma. In conrrast to a single traumatic event, prolonged, repeated trauma can occur only where the victim is in a state of captivity, under the control of the perpetrator. The psychological impact of subordination to coercive control has many common features, whether it occurs within the public sphere of politics or within the private sphere of sexual and domestic relations.

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