"Scott argues that proponents of what became PTSD prevailed "because a core group of psychiatrists and veterans worked consciously and deliberately for years to put it there." They succeeded because they were better organized, were more politically active and had more lucky breaks during the fight for inclusion than their opponents. The importance of PTSD in the DSM-III cannot be overemphasized as this disorder was now legitimated by the APA. With this new perspective, Scott states, emphasis shifted from the particular details of a troubled solider's background and psyche "to the nature of war itself." In formulating their diagnosis, mental health practitioners would now take seriously "the patient's combat experience." For some veterans, PTSD was likely confounded by other issues such as alcohol abuse and related problems...."
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