The Epidemiology of Trauma, PTSD, and Other Posttrauma Disorders

By N. Breslau. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2009

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Perceiving benefits after adversity: The relationship between self-reported posttraumatic growth and creativity. (2013, background): “These estimates are consistent with epidemiological studies indicating that most individuals living in the United States have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes (Breslau, 2009; Breslau & Alvarado, 2007), and estimates as high as 92% in males and 87% in females have been foun”
Posttraumatic stress disorder in the World Mental Health Surveys (2017, background): “Previous studies have shown that the lifetime prevalence of PTSD varies widely across countries (Breslau, 2009).”
Trauma Type and Gender Effects on PTSD, General Distress, and Peritraumatic Dissociation (2013, background): “Breslau ( 2009 ) reported that the two-fold increase in conditional probability of PTSD in females was partially due to assaultive violence exposure (35.”
The Roles of Cognitive Flexibility and Experiential Avoidance in Explaining Psychological Distress in Survivors of Interpersonal Victimization (2011, background): “Although researchers continue to explore risk factors for the development of PTSD symptomology, several risk factors have been consistently identified in the literature, including being a woman (e.g., Breslau 2009; Kessler et al. 1995) and interpersonal victimization (e.g., Kilpatrick et al. 2003;”
The Dynamics of Posttraumatic Growth Across Different Trauma Types in a Palestinian Sample (2013, neutral): “(e.g., Breslau, 2009).”
The social psychology of responses to trauma: social identity pathways associated with divergent traumatic responses (2019, background): “…Western nations, PTSD is estimated to affect around 2% of the population, although estimates are considerably higher amongst specific risk groups such as first responders, soldiers, and populations affected by war and political violence (Berger et al., 2012; Breslau, 2009; Muldoon & Downes, 2007).”
Prevalence and Axis I Comorbidity of Full and Partial Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: Results from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (2010, background): “traumatic stressors may precipitate PTSD as well as comorbid psychopathology including depression and substance use disorders, and may depend on preexisting genetic vulnerabilities (Breslau, 2009; Friedman & Yehuda, 1995).”