Meta-analysis of risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder in trauma-exposed adults.

CR Brewin, B Andrews, JD Valentine - Journal of consulting and …, 2000 - psycnet.apa.org
Meta-analyses were conducted on 14 separate risk factors for posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), and the moderating effects of various sample and study characteristics, including …

Predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder and symptoms in adults: a meta-analysis.

EJ Ozer, SR Best, TL Lipsey, DS Weiss - Psychological bulletin, 2003 - psycnet.apa.org
A review of 2,647 studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) yielded 476 potential
candidates for a meta-analysis of predictors of PTSD or of its symptoms. From these, 68 …

A second look at prior trauma and the posttraumatic stress disorder effects of subsequent trauma: a prospective epidemiological study

N Breslau, EL Peterson, LR Schultz - Archives of general …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context Previous studies showed increased probability of a posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) effect of trauma in persons who had experienced prior trauma. The evidence comes …

Epidemiologic studies of trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other psychiatric disorders

N Breslau - The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper reviews recent epidemiologic studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in
the general population. Estimates of the prevalence of exposure to traumatic events vary …

Epidemiology of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder.

N Breslau - 1998 - psycnet.apa.org
This chapter presents first a brief inventory of the epidemiologic studies of% PTSD% in the
general population, including 2 studies that examined only females. In this description …

Posttraumatic stress disorder: the burden to the individual and to society

RC Kessler - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2000 - psychiatrist.com
Background: Little is known about the total population prevalence and societal costs of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); this report reviews relevant literature on these topics …

Psychosocial research in traumatic stress: An update

BL Green - Journal of traumatic stress, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
This report presents an update of psychosocial research in the traumatic stress field,
presenting an overview of recent studies in several areas: the epidemiology of traumatic …

Posttraumatic stress disorder: An overview of the concept.

MJ Friedman, AJ Marsella - 1996 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract [review the research literature on]% PTSD% with respect to the following factors:
epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, theoretical issues, diagnostic issues, research issues, and …

The epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder: what is the extent of the problem?

N Breslau - Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2001 - legacy.psychiatrist.com
Until recently, our understanding of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relied almost
entirely on studies of war veterans and disaster victims. A handful of epidemiologic studies …

Course and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder among Gulf War veterans: a prospective analysis.

J Wolfe, DJ Erickson, EJ Sharkansky… - Journal of consulting …, 1999 - psycnet.apa.org
Rates and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over time are not well
understood. This study is the first to look at the rates of PTSD immediately following war and …