Why the COVID-19 pandemic is a traumatic stressor.

The COVID-19 pandemic does not fit into prevailing Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) models, or diagnostic criteria, yet emerging research shows traumatic stress symptoms as a result of this ongoing global stressor. Current pathogenic event models focus on past, and largely direct, trauma exposu...

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Main Authors: Victoria M E Bridgland, Ella K Moeck, Deanne M Green, Taylor L Swain, Diane M Nayda, Lucy A Matson, Nadine P Hutchison, Melanie K T Takarangi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0240146&type=printable