With Regard to PTSD,two Important Changes in DSM-5 Include

With regard to PTSD,two important changes in DSM-5 include:

A) tighten the criteria such that fewer people can be diagnosed with PTSD; behaviorally specify a number of terms that are currently vague
B) add symptoms and behaviors to better incorporate the variety of reactions to trauma; distinguish between avoidance symptoms and negative alterations in cognition and mood
C) remove the criterion that the person be directly exposed to the traumatic event; create subtypes based on type of avoidance
D) increase the duration requirement to 2 months; broaden the way that impairment may manifest
E) increase the duration requirement to 6 months; broaden the way that impairment may manifest