Journal article
The contribution of gender-based violence and network trauma to gender differences in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
D Silove, JR Baker, M Mohsin, M Teesson, M Creamer, M O'Donnell, D Forbes, N Carragher, T Slade, K Mills, R Bryant, A Mcfarlane, Z Steel, K Felmingham, S Rees
Plos One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2017
Abstract
Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs twice as commonly amongst women as men. Two common domains of trauma, network trauma and gender based violence (GBV), may contribute to this gender difference in PTSD rates. We examined data from a nationally representative sample of the Australian population to clarify the characteristics of these two trauma domains in their contributions to PTSD rates in men and women. Methods We drew on data from the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being to assess gender differences across a comprehensive range of trauma domains, including (1) prevalence of lifetime exposure; (2) identification of an index trauma or DSM-IV Cr..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
DS received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia (APP1073041). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.