Approximately twice as many females males are diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, little is known about why report more PTSD symptoms than males. Prior studies have generally focused on few potential mediators at a time and often used methods that were not ideally suited to test for mediation effects. research has identified number of individual risk factors may contribute sex differences in severity, although these cannot fully account the increased symptom levels...

In recent years, a number of studies have investigated the prediction posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) through presence acute (ASD). The predictive power ASD on PTSD was examined in population 148 female rape victims who visited center for shortly after or attempted rape. diagnosis based solely three core symptom clusters best identified by subclinical all criteria except dissociation. However, full including A( 2) and F classifying according to diagnosis. Regardless whether cases were...

Sex differences are prevalent in multiple mental disorders. Internalizing disorders more commonly diagnosed women, whereas externalizing and neurodevelopmental often men. Significant sex/gender reported prevalence, symptom profile, age of onset, comorbidities, functional impairment, prognosis, as well responses to various treatments. In this conceptual article, we discuss theories empirical studies sex- gender-related influences health, by focusing on three examples: autism spectrum disorder...

About twice as many women men develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even though a group are exposed to more traumatic events. Exposure different trauma types does not sufficiently explain why vulnerable.The present work examines the effect of age, previous trauma, negative affectivity (NA), anxiety, depression, persistent dissociation, and social support on PTSD separately in women. Subjects were either series explosions firework factory near residential area or high school stabbing...

Unexplained somatic symptoms are common among trauma survivors. The relationship between and somatization appears to be mediated by posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, only few studies have focused on what other psychological risk factors may predispose a victim towards developing somatoform symptoms.The present paper examines the predictive value of PTSD severity, dissociation, negative affectivity, depression, anxiety, feeling incompetent in Danish sample 169 adult men women who...

Abstract Twenty-one potentially traumatizing and distressing events, the impact of these events were described in a representative sample 183 9^th grade Lithuanian adolescents (M = 15.1 years). The participants had been directly exposed to mean 1.9 indirectly 2.4 events. estimated lifetime prevalence PTSD was 6.1%. Subclinical levels reached 12.2%. Results are generally comparable other European youth studies. Variables pertaining female gender, living with single parent, direct...

Childhood sexual abuse can be extremely traumatic and lead to lifelong symptomatology. The present study examined the impact of several demographic, abuse, psychosocial variables on posttraumatic stress disorder severity among a consecutive sample treatment-seeking, adult child survivors (N = 480). was characterized by severe trauma exposure, insecure attachment, significant traumatization, with an estimated 77% suffering from disorder, more than twice level comparison group. Regression...

Victims of traumatic experiences such as rape often report a variety symptoms in the acute aftermath trauma. Reactions to trauma may take shape stress disorder (ASD), which later develop into posttraumatic disorder, or they be more general distress. The purpose present cross-sectional study was test hypothesis that ASD and stress, though correlated, represent two independent ways reacting Acute reactions were examined population 150 female victims sexual assault. Respondents interviewed...

Forskning i posttraumatisk vækst (PTG) har næsten udelukkende fokuseret på mikroniveau hos voksne og universitetsstuderende trods af, at kan tænkes komme anderledes til udtryk børn unge, prædiktorer for være forbundet forskelligt med PTG mikro- (personlig vækst), meso- (relationel vækst) makroniveau (institutionel vækst). Nærværende studie undersøger effekten af køn, alder, tilknytning, kontrolfokus, coping, social støtte stress forskellige vækstniveauer. Undersøgelsesdeltagerne var...