TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences in responses to traumatic events: A prospective study
T2 - A prospective study
AU - Freedman, Sara A.
AU - Gluck, Natali
AU - Tuval-Mashiach, Rivka
AU - Brandes, Dalia
AU - Peri, Tuvia
AU - Shalev, Arieh Y.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/10/1
Y1 - 2002/10/1
N2 - Gender differences in psychological responses to motor vehicle accidents were examined as part of a large-scale prospective study of PTSD. Participants were recruited from an emergency room (n = 275) and interviewed 1 week, 1 month, and 4 months later. No gender differences were seen in the prevalence or recovery from PTSD, or in symptom levels at 1-and 4 months. Women had a higher prevalence of lifetime- and postaccident generalized anxiety disorder. Gender differences were found regarding the type, but not the total number, of potentially traumatic events previously experienced. These results suggest that gender differences in responses to traumatic events are not explained by exposure as such, but rather may result from gender-specific attributes of the event.
AB - Gender differences in psychological responses to motor vehicle accidents were examined as part of a large-scale prospective study of PTSD. Participants were recruited from an emergency room (n = 275) and interviewed 1 week, 1 month, and 4 months later. No gender differences were seen in the prevalence or recovery from PTSD, or in symptom levels at 1-and 4 months. Women had a higher prevalence of lifetime- and postaccident generalized anxiety disorder. Gender differences were found regarding the type, but not the total number, of potentially traumatic events previously experienced. These results suggest that gender differences in responses to traumatic events are not explained by exposure as such, but rather may result from gender-specific attributes of the event.
KW - Gender differences
KW - Motor vehicle accidents
KW - PTSD
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1020189425935
DO - 10.1023/A:1020189425935
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C2 - 12392229
SN - 0894-9867
VL - 15
SP - 407
EP - 413
JO - Journal of Traumatic Stress
JF - Journal of Traumatic Stress
IS - 5
ER -
