RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Pulp Fiction, and the Press
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 267
OP 269
VO 24
IS 2
A1 Rosen, Gerald M.
YR 1996
UL http://jaapl.org/content/24/2/267.abstract
AB Recent professional publications show that the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be subject to abuse in forensic settings. Now, pulp fiction portrayals of PTSD and reports in the press also reflect how this relatively new diagnostic category can be abused. This trivialization of PTSD has implications for real survivors of truly traumatic events.