HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Combat Stress Reaction, Etiology
4 Oct 2016
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Historically, both ocd and ptsd belonged to anxiety disorders, sharing core feature (anxious distress). Force us to ask questions about how we separate one disorder from another. Etiology (cause): ptsd and ocd often result from traumatic events or episodes. Ex. if a person witnesses a violent shooting, they may act in ways that show ptsd but also ocd: compulsions often follow trauma, yet crucial differences may exist . Why does this matter: changes how we see society, changes how other people see us. First shell shock , then combat fatigue after ww2. Are these all the same thing: society gets the mental illnesses it needs. The way it is expressed, conforms to the demands of the given place and time. New to chapter on trauma and stress-related disorders in dsm-5. Way experience, victims of violence, industrial accidents, likely candidates: rare dsm mention of etiology (rare because dsm never mentions cause)
