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The structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war veterans.

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Konecky, B; Meyer, EC; Kimbrel, NA; Morissette, SB
Published in: Anxiety Stress Coping
September 2016

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The present research examined the underlying factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as conceptualized in the recently published fifth edition of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5). DESIGN: Participants were 258 trauma-exposed Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans. METHODS: A self-report measure of PTSD symptoms was administered to all participants and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to compare several different models of PTSD. RESULTS: CFA revealed that the best-fitting model was a six-factor model in which symptoms loaded onto the factors of intrusion, avoidance, negative affect, anhedonia, dysphoric arousal, and anxious arousal. CONCLUSIONS: These findings have important implications for ongoing conceptualization of PTSD and suggest that additional modifications to the diagnostic criteria for PTSD may still be warranted to more accurately reflect the underlying structure of PTSD symptoms.

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Anxiety Stress Coping

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1477-2205

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

29

Issue

5

Start / End Page

497 / 506

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Afghan Campaign 2001-
 

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Konecky, B., Meyer, E. C., Kimbrel, N. A., & Morissette, S. B. (2016). The structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war veterans. Anxiety Stress Coping, 29(5), 497–506. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1081178
Konecky, Brian, Eric C. Meyer, Nathan A. Kimbrel, and Sandra B. Morissette. “The structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war veterans.Anxiety Stress Coping 29, no. 5 (September 2016): 497–506. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2015.1081178.
Konecky B, Meyer EC, Kimbrel NA, Morissette SB. The structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war veterans. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2016 Sep;29(5):497–506.
Konecky, Brian, et al. “The structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war veterans.Anxiety Stress Coping, vol. 29, no. 5, Sept. 2016, pp. 497–506. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/10615806.2015.1081178.
Konecky B, Meyer EC, Kimbrel NA, Morissette SB. The structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war veterans. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2016 Sep;29(5):497–506.

Published In

Anxiety Stress Coping

DOI

EISSN

1477-2205

Publication Date

September 2016

Volume

29

Issue

5

Start / End Page

497 / 506

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Veterans
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Male
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Afghan Campaign 2001-