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AssessmentThe course Assessment of PTSD outlines the necessary components for quality PTSD assessments and reports. An integrated model of risk factors, stressors, resiliency, and PTSD symptoms is presented as it relates to assessment. The author discusses multimethod and dimensional assessment, as well as the evaluation of comorbid conditions, quality of life, and personality functioning.

Author: Terry Keane, PhD

Continuing Education (CE) Credits: Read the brochure (PDF) required for this course, which lists specialties that may receive credit. See more on CE Credits.


Goals and Objectives

  1. Outline the necessary components of a thorough PTSD assessment and report
  2. Describe important documents used to gather background and supportive information for the diagnosis of PTSD
  3. Understand how neuropsychological assessment can assist the diagnostic process
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Assessment of PTSD
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Approx. course time: 1 hr

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Take the Assessment of PTSD exam for CE credit on TMS.

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