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Vasileva A.V.

Bekhterev National Research Medical Center for Psychiatry and Neurology;
Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Post-traumatic stress disorder in the focus of international research: from soldier heart to ICD-11

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Vasileva A.V.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2022;122(10): 72‑81

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro202212210172

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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN THE FOCUS OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH: FROM SOLDIER HEART TO ICD-11
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN THE FOCUS OF INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH: FROM SOLDIER HEART TO ICD-11

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Vasileva AV. Post-traumatic stress disorder in the focus of international research: from soldier heart to ICD-11. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2022;122(10):72‑81. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202212210172

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Abstract:

The article presents the evolution of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) definition from various war syndromes to PTSD definition as a sovereign disorder and complex PTSD appearance in ICD-11 as distinct diagnosis. It is focused on the epidemiology, gender issues, clinical features and differential diagnostic PTSD aspects. It is considered elaboration of the new international clinical guidelines for the anxiety disorders including PTSD, the new pharmaceutical and psychotherapeutic treatment algorithms for PTSD based on the evidence based research data is presented. Additionally as an illustration case vignette is described.

Keywords:

PTSD
flashback
anxiety
combatants
adjustment disorder
cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy
virtual reality
antidepressants

Authors:

Vasileva A.V.

Bekhterev National Research Medical Center for Psychiatry and Neurology;
Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Received:

29.09.2022

Accepted:

04.10.2022

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