Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of the study was to examine a possible trauma type related variance in the gender difference of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An analysis was conducted on 18 co...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of the study was to examine a possible trauma type related variance in the gender difference of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An analysis was conducted on 18 convenience sample studies including data from a total of 5220 participants. The studies all applied the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire – part IV to assess PTSD. Cohen’s <it>d</it> was used to measure variance in gender differences. Trauma types included disasters and accidents, violence, loss, chronic disease and non-malignant diseases.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The results showed an overall gender difference in PTSD prevalence similar to previous findings. Thus, women had a two-fold higher prevalence of PTSD than men. Besides categorical analyses, dimensional analyses of PTSD severity were also performed; the latter were associated with twice as large effect sizes. Females were more vulnerable to PTSD after disasters and accidents, followed by loss and non-malignant diseases. In violence and chronic disease, the gender differences were smallest.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The findings support the existence of a trauma type related variance in gender differences in PTSD prevalence.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-94aebe742f014001a0bc33868de4d0e92022-12-21T18:28:34ZengBMCAnnals of General Psychiatry1744-859X2012-10-011112610.1186/1744-859X-11-26Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samplesDitlevsen Daniel NElklit Ask<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of the study was to examine a possible trauma type related variance in the gender difference of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An analysis was conducted on 18 convenience sample studies including data from a total of 5220 participants. The studies all applied the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire – part IV to assess PTSD. Cohen’s <it>d</it> was used to measure variance in gender differences. Trauma types included disasters and accidents, violence, loss, chronic disease and non-malignant diseases.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The results showed an overall gender difference in PTSD prevalence similar to previous findings. Thus, women had a two-fold higher prevalence of PTSD than men. Besides categorical analyses, dimensional analyses of PTSD severity were also performed; the latter were associated with twice as large effect sizes. Females were more vulnerable to PTSD after disasters and accidents, followed by loss and non-malignant diseases. In violence and chronic disease, the gender differences were smallest.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The findings support the existence of a trauma type related variance in gender differences in PTSD prevalence.</p>http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/11/1/26Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Gender differencesTrauma types |
| spellingShingle | Ditlevsen Daniel N Elklit Ask Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples Annals of General Psychiatry Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Gender differences Trauma types |
| title | Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples |
| title_full | Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples |
| title_fullStr | Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples |
| title_short | Gender, trauma type, and PTSD prevalence: a re-analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples |
| title_sort | gender trauma type and ptsd prevalence a re analysis of 18 nordic convenience samples |
| topic | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Gender differences Trauma types |
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