Examination of the latent structure of DSM-5 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Slovakia

The latent structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been vigorously debated for over two decades (Armour  et al., 2016b). The driving force behind these debates has been the ultimate goal of defining a reliable and valid model of PTSD that would form the basis for accurately diagnosing the disorder. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5; American Psych iatric Association [APA], 2013) defines PTSD by 20 symptoms distributed across four symptom clusters of reexperiencing, avoidance, negative alterations in cognitions and mood (NACM) and alterations in arousal and reactivity (AAR).
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