Currently, a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis is the closest thing there is to
a trauma diagnosis. However, PTSD criteria do not cover the entire range of trauma-based
symptoms and conditions (Dansie et al., 2012; Hall, 2000). The reality is that many people
suffering with trauma do not qualify for a PTSD diagnosis, and are instead diagnosed with
different disorders based on the symptoms they display, not on their etiology (D’Andrea, Ford,
Stolbach, Spinazzola, & van der Kolk, 2012; Haven, 2009; Herman, 1992; McFarlane, 2010;
Sledjeski, Speisman, & Dierker, 2008; van der Kolk, 1994). Reducing or containing various
symptoms, without first locating and addressing their cause, often results in inaccurate and
multiple diagnoses. This prolongs unnecessary suffering, usually leads to retraumatisation, is
time consuming and wasteful of scarce resources. Therefore improved classification of disorders
according to etiology is very much warranted. Read on
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