During the same period, the women's movement in Europe and the US was leading to more research into and treatment of abused women and children. This, in turn, led to an expansion of the definition of PTSD.
與此同時，西歐和北美在婦女解放運動之下，展開對受虐婦女和兒童的研究與治療，更進一步擴大「創傷後壓力癥候群」癥狀的光譜。