~The Trauma Center at JRI~
A Joint Task Force of
the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN),
the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS),
and the International Society for the Study and Treatment of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)
Led by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.
have proposed a new diagnostic condition for inclusion in the DSM-V that addresses the complexity of adaptation to survive child maltreatment and neglect. Provided here for review, dissemination, and policy initiatives are two documents:
1) A comprehensive literature review providing theoretical and empirical rationale for the Developmental Trauma Diagnosis:
2) The formal proposal submitted to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for consideration of DTD in the DSM-V: