Malingering of posttraumatic stress disorder

PTSD: Will Changing the Name Lead to Less Stigma?

The American Psychiatric Association, the organization that writes the Diagnostic Statistical Manual and decides what counts as a mental illness, is meeting this week in Philadelphia. The agenda includes several military-related discussions, including whether or not to drop “disorder” from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Some advocate leaving the name as simply PTS – an acronym the […]