 differences DESNOS and PTSD have important treatment implications
Children and adults exposed to chronic interpersonal trauma consistently demonstrate psychological disturbances that are not captured in the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis.
The presence of DESNOS has been shown to be a powerful negative prognostic indicator of PTSD treatment outcome
http://www.traumacenter.org/SpecialIssueComplexTraumaOct2006JTS3.pdf
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