Citation

Horowitz MJ. Behav. Sci. Law 1983; 1(3): 9-23.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2370010305

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A clinical overview of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) is presented emphasizing altered qualities of experience and behavior. A schema of human psychological responses to stressful life events is reviewed as an introduction to the extensive development of concepts of pathological stress response syndromes: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders; post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic type; delayed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. An illustrative case history is presented. The potential development of PTSD in individuals experiencing less than overwhelming stressors is conceptualized.

Language: en