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Exposure to Traumatic Events and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in France: Results From the WMH Survey.

Exposure to Traumatic Events and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in France: Results From the WMH Survey.

Authors :
Husky MM
Lépine JP
Gasquet I
Kovess-Masfety V
Source :
Journal of traumatic stress [J Trauma Stress] 2015 Aug; Vol. 28 (4), pp. 275-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 14.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

This study examined the prevalence of traumatic events and the conditional probability of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with both specific and broad classes of events in a nationally representative sample from France. The sample (N = 1,436) was a part of the European Study of the Epidemiology of Mental Disorders Survey (ESEMeD), under the WHO World Mental Health Surveys-2000 initiative. Overall, exposure to any traumatic event was 72.7%, which appeared to be lower than what has been reported in Sweden (80.8%), similar to data from the Netherlands (71.1%), and higher than what has been reported in Spain (54.0%), Italy (56.1%), Northern Ireland (60.6%) or the U.S (55.9%). Lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 3.9%, lower than in the United States (7.8%), Sweden (5.6%), or Northern Ireland (8.8%), but higher than in Spain (2.2%) or Italy (2.4%). Being beaten up by a romantic partner (25.0%), having a child with serious illness (23.5%), and rape (21.5%) were associated with the highest risk of PTSD. The average duration of PTSD was 5.3 years (0.2-28.1). The burden of PTSD in France appeared to come from the consequences of violence and social network events suggesting that prevention efforts might focus on limiting the occurrence of exposure to avoidable events such as violence as well as provide support for persons exposed to social network events.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1573-6598
Volume :
28
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of traumatic stress
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
26179388
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22020