Do trauma type, stressful life events, and social support explain women veterans ’ high prevalence of PTSD?

ConclusionsNumber of trauma types, type of trauma, and social factors may together help explain women veterans ’ higher PTSD prevalence compared to women civilians, but do not fully account for differences between men and women veterans. Results highlight a need to explore additional explanatory factors and evaluate associations with longitudinal data.
Source: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research