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CRITERION F

(Required for diagnosis)

Symptoms last for more than 1 month.

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Self Diagnosis

This information is not designed for self diagnosis. Refer to the information provided and if you believe that you are fulfilling the criteria, immediately seek clinical assistance.

CRITERION H

(Required for diagnosis) Symptoms are not due to medication, substance use, or other illness. Two specifications: Dissociative Specification. In addition to meeting criteria for diagnosis…

CRITERION G

(Required for diagnosis) Symptoms create distress or functional impairment (e.g., social, occupational).

CRITERION E

(Two required for diagnosis) The person was exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence, in the following way(s): Direct expo…

CRITERION D

(One required for diagnosis) Negative thoughts or feelings that began or worsened after the trauma, in the following way(s): Inability to recall key features of the trauma Overly negative though…

CRITERION C

(One required for diagnosis) Avoidance of trauma-related stimuli after the trauma, in the following way(s): Trauma-related thoughts or feelings Trauma-related reminders

CRITERION B

(One required for diagnosis) The traumatic event is persistently re-experienced, in the following way(s): Unwanted upsetting memories Nightmares Flashbacks Emotional distress after exposure to…

CRITERION A

(One required for diagnosis) The person was exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence, in the following way(s): Direct expo…