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Latent Factor Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

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Gentes, E; Dennis, PA; Kimbrel, NA; Kirby, AC; Hair, LP; Beckham, JC; Calhoun, PS
Published in: Psychopathol Rev
2015

The current study examined the latent factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on DSM-5 criteria in a sample of participants (N = 374) recruited for studies on trauma and health. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were used to compare the fit of the previous 3-factor DSM-IV model of PTSD to the 4-factor model specified in DSM-5 as well as to a competing 4-factor "dysphoria" model (Simms, Watson, & Doebbeling, 2002) and a 5-factor (Elhai et al., 2011) model of PTSD. Results indicated that the Elhai 5-factor model (re-experiencing, active avoidance, emotional numbing, dysphoric arousal, anxious arousal) provided the best fit to the data, although substantial support was demonstrated for the DSM-5 4-factor model. Low factor loadings were noted for two of the symptoms in the DSM-5 model (psychogenic amnesia and reckless/self-destructive behavior), which raises questions regarding the adequacy of fit of these symptoms with other core features of the disorder. Overall, the findings from the present research suggest the DSM-5 model of PTSD is a significant improvement over the previous DSM-IV model of PTSD.

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Psychopathol Rev

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2051-8315

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2015

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2

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1

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17 / 29

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England
 

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Gentes, E., Dennis, P. A., Kimbrel, N. A., Kirby, A. C., Hair, L. P., Beckham, J. C., & Calhoun, P. S. (2015). Latent Factor Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychopathol Rev, 2(1), 17–29. https://doi.org/10.5127/pr.035914
Gentes, Emily, Paul A. Dennis, Nathan A. Kimbrel, Angela C. Kirby, Lauren P. Hair, Jean C. Beckham, and Patrick S. Calhoun. “Latent Factor Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Psychopathol Rev 2, no. 1 (2015): 17–29. https://doi.org/10.5127/pr.035914.
Gentes E, Dennis PA, Kimbrel NA, Kirby AC, Hair LP, Beckham JC, et al. Latent Factor Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychopathol Rev. 2015;2(1):17–29.
Gentes, Emily, et al. “Latent Factor Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.Psychopathol Rev, vol. 2, no. 1, 2015, pp. 17–29. Pubmed, doi:10.5127/pr.035914.
Gentes E, Dennis PA, Kimbrel NA, Kirby AC, Hair LP, Beckham JC, Calhoun PS. Latent Factor Structure of DSM-5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Psychopathol Rev. 2015;2(1):17–29.

Published In

Psychopathol Rev

DOI

ISSN

2051-8315

Publication Date

2015

Volume

2

Issue

1

Start / End Page

17 / 29

Location

England