Posttraumatic stress disorder from Vietnam to today: the evolution of understanding during Eugene Brody's tenure at the journal of nervous and mental disease
DM Benedek - The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The psychological and behavioral consequences of exposure to traumatic events have been
described throughout our history. However, the term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
was not formally introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
Third Edition, until after Dr Eugene Brody-whose broad interests included refugee
populations and victims of trauma-had already served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease (JNMD) for 15 years. Advances in molecular biology, genetics …
described throughout our history. However, the term posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
was not formally introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
Third Edition, until after Dr Eugene Brody-whose broad interests included refugee
populations and victims of trauma-had already served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of
Nervous and Mental Disease (JNMD) for 15 years. Advances in molecular biology, genetics …