The Clinical Relevance of a Partial Remission Specifier for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Journal of Traumatic Stress - Tập 16 - Trang 515-518 - 2003
Dawn M. Johnson1, Caron Zlotnick1,2, Mark Zimmerman1,3
1Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
2Butler Hospital and Women and Infant's Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island
3Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

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The clinical relevance of a partial remission specifier for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was examined. Using a subgroup of outpatients from the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services project who met criteria for lifetime PTSD (N = 261), participants with current PTSD, PTSD in partial remission, and PTSD in full remission were compared on various indices of impairment. A substantial number (n = 75) of patients met criteria for PTSD in partial remission (28.7%). Outpatients in partial remission of PTSD displayed comparable levels of social and employment functioning as those with current PTSD, and over half of these patients requested treatment for their symptoms. Results support the clinical utility of a partial remission specifier for PTSD.

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

Tập 16

515-518

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