A vulnerability paradox in the cross-national prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder

Determinants of cross-national differences in the prevalence of mental illness are poorly understood. To test whether national post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates can be explained by (a) rates of exposure to trauma and (b) countries' overall cultural and socioeconomic vulnerability to a...

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Published in:	British journal of psychiatry Vol. 209; no. 4; pp. 300 - 305
Main Authors:	Dückers, Michel L. A., Alisic, Eva, Brewin, Chris R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2016
Subjects:	Adversity Culture Disasters Epidemiology Exposure to Violence - ethnology Exposure to Violence - statistics & numerical data Global Health - ethnology Global Health - statistics & numerical data Humans International comparisons Mental disorders Mental health care Polls & surveys Population studies Post traumatic stress disorder Prevalence Psychiatry Psychological Trauma - epidemiology Psychological Trauma - ethnology Respondents Risk Factors Sex crimes Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - ethnology Trauma Vulnerability Colombia Netherlands Romania Nigeria
ISSN:	0007-1250, 1472-1465
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