Hopefully the 2013 DSM-V will have a diagnosis for developmental trauma disorder as many people exposed to a traumatic childhood carry similar stress, anxiety, and symptoms that are interwoven with their developmental process from childhood to adulthood.
Here is a sample of the diagnosis that the APA is developing. I would like to see it applied to adult clients with a traumatic background as well as to children:
A new diagnosis for childhood trauma?http://thumbnails.visually.netdna-cdn.com/what-is-ptsd_50290c2a45889.jpg
http://www.apa.org/monitor/mar07/diagnosis.aspx