Exposure to violence and PTSD symptoms among Somali women

Autor:	Rolf J. Kleber, Oliver Yun, Saskia van der Kam, Kaz de Jong, Todd D. Swarthout, Nathan Ford, Clair Mills
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Stressor Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Somali Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health language.human_language Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Health care Injury prevention language Medicine business Psychiatry
Zdroj:	Journal of Traumatic Stress. 24:628-634
ISSN:	0894-9867
DOI:	10.1002/jts.20694
Popis:	Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, exposure to traumatic stressors, and health care utilization were examined in 84 women attending a primary health care clinic in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somalia-Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale was used in this active warzone to measure symptoms. Nearly all women reported high levels of confrontations with violence; half described being exposed to a potentially traumatizing event. Nearly one third had significant PTSD symptoms. Compared to those who did not, women who reported exposure to a traumatic stressor reported more confrontations with violence (7.1 vs. 3.3; p Language: en
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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