Journal article

Remission from post-traumatic stress disorder in the general population

C Chapman, K Mills, T Slade, AC McFarlane, RA Bryant, M Creamer, D Silove, M Teesson

Psychological Medicine | Published : 2012

Abstract

Background Few studies have focused on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remission in the population, none have modelled remission beyond age 54 years and none have explored in detail the correlates of remission from PTSD. This study examined trauma experience, symptom severity, co-morbidity, service use and time to PTSD remission in a large population sample. Method Data came from respondents (n=8841) of the 2007 Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (NSMHWB). A modified version of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WMH-CIDI) was used to determine the presence and age of onset of DSM-IV PTSD and other men..

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