N. Kato, M. Kawata, R.K. Pitman (Eds.)

2006

Brain Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition (DSM-III), in 1980, in response to the experiences of many patients in the United States, foremost among them Vietnam veterans. Since then the concept has been widely accepted.