Clinical Boundaries of Trauma: A Conceptual Framework for Navigating Comorbidity and Diagnostic Overlap in PTSD.
AIM Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rarely occurs in isolation; over 80% of individuals present with comorbid conditions such as depression, anxiety, or substance use disorders. The polythetic DSM-5 structure creates substantial diagnostic heterogeneity, producing thousands of possible symptom combinations. This...