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Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study.

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Davidson, JR; Hughes, D; Blazer, DG; George, LK
Published in: Psychol Med
August 1991

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was studied in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Among 2985 subjects, the lifetime and six month prevalence figures for PTSD were 1.30 and 0.44% respectively. In comparison to non-PTSD subjects, those with PTSD had significantly greater job instability, family history of psychiatric illness, parental poverty, child abuse, and separation or divorce of parents prior to age 10. PTSD was associated with greater psychiatric comorbidity and attempted suicide, increased frequency of bronchial asthma, hypertension, peptic ulcer and with impaired social support. Differences were noted between chronic and acute PTSD on a number of measures, with chronic PTSD being accompanied by more frequent social phobia, reduced social support and greater avoidance symptoms.

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Psychol Med

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0033-2917

Publication Date

August 1991

Volume

21

Issue

3

Start / End Page

713 / 721

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Social Support
  • Social Environment
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Development
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Davidson, J. R., Hughes, D., Blazer, D. G., & George, L. K. (1991). Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study. Psychol Med, 21(3), 713–721. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700022352
Davidson, J. R., D. Hughes, D. G. Blazer, and L. K. George. “Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study.Psychol Med 21, no. 3 (August 1991): 713–21. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291700022352.
Davidson JR, Hughes D, Blazer DG, George LK. Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study. Psychol Med. 1991 Aug;21(3):713–21.
Davidson, J. R., et al. “Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study.Psychol Med, vol. 21, no. 3, Aug. 1991, pp. 713–21. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/s0033291700022352.
Davidson JR, Hughes D, Blazer DG, George LK. Post-traumatic stress disorder in the community: an epidemiological study. Psychol Med. 1991 Aug;21(3):713–721.
Journal cover image

Published In

Psychol Med

DOI

ISSN

0033-2917

Publication Date

August 1991

Volume

21

Issue

3

Start / End Page

713 / 721

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Social Support
  • Social Environment
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychiatry
  • Personality Development
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male