Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2007 Apr 14;334(7597):789-93.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39162.538553.80.

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Jonathan I Bisson  1
Affiliations
Review

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Jonathan I Bisson. BMJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

None
Fig 1 Three dimensional magnetic resonance imaging scan showing the hippocampus (mid-brown)
None
Fig 2 Trauma focused psychological treatment
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment in

References

    1. Jones E, Wessely S. Shell shock to PTSD: military psychiatry from 1900 to the Gulf War. Maudsley monograph 47. Hove: Psychology Press, 2005
    1. WHO. The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders: clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines. Geneva: WHO, 1992
    1. Summerfield D. The invention of post-traumatic stress disorder and the social usefulness of a psychiatric category. BMJ 2001;322:95-8. - PMC - PubMed
    1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV). 4th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 1994
    1. Brewin C, Dalgleish T, Joseph S. A dual representation theory of posttraumatic stress disorder. Psychol Rev 1996;4:670-86. - PubMed

Substances