Posttraumatic Stress: A Concept Analysis
The purpose of this article is to examine the phenomenon of “posttraumatic stress” using the process of concept analysis as outlined in L. O. Walker and K. C. Avant's (2005) Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing. Epidemiological studies estimate that approximately 15% to 24% of adults in America experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. Therefore, it is critical for mental health care professionals to understand its historical evolution, the origins of its name, defining attributes, antecedents and consequences, model cases, and empirical referents. In doing so, a more thorough understanding of the underlying attributes of PTSD will be explicated along with related taxonomies.
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Ann Marie Nayback is Family Nurse Practitioner, a Major in the U.S. Army, and a Doctoral Student, School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the US Government.
Conflict of interest disclosure: No relationship exists between the author and any commercial entity or product mentioned in this article that might represent a conflict of interest. No inducements have been made by any commercial entity to submit the manuscript for publication.
PII: S0883-9417(08)00131-3
doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2008.06.001
Published by Elsevier Inc.
