Frequency of trauma exposure and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Italy: Analysis from the World Mental Health Survey Initiative

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 77-84

  Carmassi, Claudia ^a   Dell'Osso, Liliana ^a   Manni, Corrado ^a   Candini, Valentina ^b   Dagani, Jessica ^b   Iozzino, Laura ^b   Koenen, Karestan C ^c   de Girolamo, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908367444     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.09.006     Document Type: Article

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