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Self-reported health and physician diagnosed illnesses in women with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.

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Calhoun, PS; Wiley, M; Dennis, MF; Beckham, JC
Published in: J Trauma Stress
April 2009

Posttraumatic stress disorder has been associated with poor physical health. Depression is also associated with poor health, and may be responsible for the apparent relationship between PTSD and health outcomes. The current study examined self-reported and physician diagnosed medical morbidity in women. Women with PTSD alone were compared to three other groups of women: women with PTSD and comorbid major depressive disorder (MDD), women with MDD only, or women with neither diagnosis (comparison group). Results suggest that PTSD, with or without MDD, is associated with poor health in women. Posttraumatic stress disorder severity was related to health complaints beyond the effects of both somatization and depressive symptoms among women with PTSD. Findings and implications are discussed in relation to previous research in the area.

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J Trauma Stress

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EISSN

1573-6598

Publication Date

April 2009

Volume

22

Issue

2

Start / End Page

122 / 130

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Medical Audit
  • Humans
  • Health Status
 

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Calhoun, P. S., Wiley, M., Dennis, M. F., & Beckham, J. C. (2009). Self-reported health and physician diagnosed illnesses in women with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. J Trauma Stress, 22(2), 122–130. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20400
Calhoun, Patrick S., Matthew Wiley, Michelle F. Dennis, and Jean C. Beckham. “Self-reported health and physician diagnosed illnesses in women with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.J Trauma Stress 22, no. 2 (April 2009): 122–30. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20400.
Calhoun PS, Wiley M, Dennis MF, Beckham JC. Self-reported health and physician diagnosed illnesses in women with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2009 Apr;22(2):122–30.
Calhoun, Patrick S., et al. “Self-reported health and physician diagnosed illnesses in women with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder.J Trauma Stress, vol. 22, no. 2, Apr. 2009, pp. 122–30. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jts.20400.
Calhoun PS, Wiley M, Dennis MF, Beckham JC. Self-reported health and physician diagnosed illnesses in women with posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder. J Trauma Stress. 2009 Apr;22(2):122–130.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

Publication Date

April 2009

Volume

22

Issue

2

Start / End Page

122 / 130

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • United States
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Middle Aged
  • Medical Audit
  • Humans
  • Health Status