Examining posttraumatic stress disorder's latent structure between treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking Filipinos.

Background: The discourse of latent structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been extensive in trauma literature. Although findings have been consistent in rejecting DSM-IV-TR's three-factor model, alternative models are still fervently argued. This study contributes to the discussion by examining and comparing PTSD factor structure of the three most validated models—numbing model (King et al.