Lived Experience Forum

[NikNik]

Hi @Former-Member - to quickly answer you question - there was a big push for Complex PTSD to be added to DSM-V, but it was left out.

[Shaz51]

Thank you @NikNik for a great  night , thank you everyone

[Former-Member]

I'm sorry if I just muddled the muddle more for you, @Phoenix_Rising.

[Former-Member]

Thats what i thought 🙂 @NikNik thank you

[Phoenix_Rising]

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@Former-Member wrote:
i didnt think 'Complex-ptsd' was in the dsm-V ? i thought it stayed as singular ptsd?

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@Former-Member you are right. PTSD stayed as PTSD, and complex-PTSD sits somewhere else in the manual under a heading of proposed diagnoses or something (I'm not totally sure what the term is). This is partly why I have issues with it. It is being tossed around like a formal diagnosis, but as you say, it was never formally accepted into the DSM-V (goodness knows why!!!). In my view this further adds to the absurdity of people wandering around with the labels of both BPD AND complex-PTSD.

[Phoenix_Rising]

@Former-Member You didn't muddle the muddle more. Trust me, I'm so lost in the middle of my muddle that I wouldn't even notice more muddle piling up upon the muddle. All is well.