Is PTSD overdiagnosed?

Some of the burgeoning rates of PTSD diagnosis are attributable to broadened disease definitions, say John Tully and Dinesh Bhugra. But Stephanie J Lewis, Gerard Drennan, and Sarah Markham argue that underdiagnosis, not overdiagnosis, may be the greater problem

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Published in:BMJ (Online) 2021-05, Vol.373, p.n787-n787
Main Authors: Tully, John, Bhugra, Dinesh, Lewis, Stephanie J, Drennan, Gerard, Markham, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diagnosis, Differential
Health services
Humans
Medical Overuse
Mental disorders
Mental health
Peers
Post traumatic stress disorder
Society
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Trauma
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Summary:Some of the burgeoning rates of PTSD diagnosis are attributable to broadened disease definitions, say John Tully and Dinesh Bhugra. But Stephanie J Lewis, Gerard Drennan, and Sarah Markham argue that underdiagnosis, not overdiagnosis, may be the greater problem
ISSN:1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.n787