Posttraumatic stress disorder: prevalences, comorbidities and quality of life in a community sample of young adults

Objectives To verify the prevalence of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young adults, the occurrence of comorbidities and its association with quality of life. Methods This is a cross-sectional population-based study. The targeted population consisted on individuals aged 18 to 24 year...

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Main Authors: Letícia Galery Medeiros, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza, Giovanna Del Grande da Silva, Ricardo Tavares Pinheiro, Karen Jansen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2015-03-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852015000100001&lng=en&tlng=en