Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys

Traumatic events are common globally; however, comprehensive population-based cross-national data on the epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the paradigmatic trauma-related mental disorder, are lacking. Data were analyzed from 26 population surveys in the World Health Organization...

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Published in:	Psychological medicine Vol. 47; no. 13; pp. 2260 - 2274
Main Authors:	Koenen, K. C., Ratanatharathorn, A., Ng, L., McLaughlin, K. A., Bromet, E. J., Stein, D. J., Karam, E. G., Meron Ruscio, A., Benjet, C., Scott, K., Atwoli, L., Petukhova, M., Lim, C. C.W., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Alonso, J., Bunting, B., Ciutan, M., de Girolamo, G., Degenhardt, L., Gureje, O., Haro, J. M., Huang, Y., Kawakami, N., Lee, S., Navarro-Mateu, F., Pennell, B.-E., Piazza, M., Sampson, N., ten Have, M., Torres, Y., Viana, M. C., Williams, D., Xavier, M., Kessler, R. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.10.2017
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age of Onset Aged Chronic illnesses Clinical psychology Data processing Demography Developed Countries - statistics & numerical data Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data Disadvantaged Disorders Epidemiology Female Global Health - statistics & numerical data Health care policy Health disparities Health surveys Health Surveys - statistics & numerical data Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data Help seeking behavior Hospitals Humans Low income groups Male Medicine Mental disorders Mental health Mental health care Mental health services Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data Middle Aged Minority & ethnic groups Original Articles Polls & surveys Post traumatic stress disorder Prevalence Psychiatry Public health Respondents Sociodemographics Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - therapy Trauma Traumatic life events Unemployed people Vulnerable Populations - statistics & numerical data World Health Organization World population Young Adult United States > US trauma treatment Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Epidemiology International
ISSN:	0033-2917, 1469-8978, 1469-8978
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