Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 October 2023
This grouping reflects the prominence that external events have in the aetiology of certain psychiatric conditions. In response to developments in research and theory, allied to the importance of clinical utility in a wide variety of health settings, significant changes have been made to the comparable grouping in ICD-10. These include a reformulation of PTSD aimed at highlighting what differentiates it from other disorders, and the introduction of a distinction between PTSD and a new disorder, Complex PTSD. Prolonged Grief Disorder is another new addition based on what is now extensive research on how grief differs from depression and responds to different kinds of treatment. Like PTSD, Adjustment Disorder has been reformulated to highlight specific symptoms and processes.
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