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Published Online: 2006, pp. 215–321

The Stressor Criterion in PTSD: Notes on the Genealogy of a Problematic Construct

Günter H. Seidler, Privatdozent Dr. Med. [email protected], and Frank E. Wagner, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 60, Number 3

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2006.60.3.261

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After a brief historical overview of the genealogy of the stressor criterion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), a clinical example is drawn upon to indicate that there is evidence suggesting that low-magnitude stressors are also capable of producing PTSD symptoms. The diathesis-stress model and the kindling model are discussed as providing possible explanations for this.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 60 • Number 3 • 2006, pp. 215–321

Pages: 261 - 270

PubMed: 17066757

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Published in print: 2006, pp. 215–321

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Günter H. Seidler, Privatdozent Dr. Med.^# [email protected]

Director of the Psychotraumatology Department, Psychosomatics Division, Hospital for Psychosomatic and General Clinical Medicine

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Frank E. Wagner, Ph.D.

Hospital for Psychosomatic and General Clinical Medicine

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Mailing address: Thibautstraβe 2, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany, e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

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The Stressor Criterion in PTSD: Notes on the Genealogy of a Problematic Construct

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