Scheeringa and Zeanah Have Challenged the DSM Criteria for the Diagnosis

Multiple Choice

Scheeringa and Zeanah have challenged the DSM criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD in children due to all the following concerns except

A) criteria are developmentally inappropriate.
B) almost half the symptoms require verbal reports.
C) cognitive shifts that occur after age 7 may influence the appropriateness of symptoms in Cluster C.
D) only half of the children in their sample of 20 traumatized children under 7 years of age met criteria for PTSD under the current DSM criteria.