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Petersen T, Elklit A, Olesen JG. Scand. J. Psychol. 2010; 51(1): 56-62. |
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(Copyright © 2010, Scandinavian Psychological Associations, Publisher John Wiley and Sons) |
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Abstract |
The prevalence of twenty traumatic events and negative life events in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was studied in a Faroese total‐population sample of 687 eighth‐grade students with a mean age of 14.2 years. Ninety‐four percent of the females and 89% of the males were directly exposed to or had witnessed at least one traumatic event or a negative life event. The odds ratios for PTSD after direct and indirect exposure to specific events are described. The lifetime prevalence of PTSD was 20%, whereas another 14% reached a subclinical level of PTSD. After exposure, females had PTSD more than twice as often as males. Being exposed to multiple traumatic events, living with a single parent, and having experienced a traumatic event or a negative life event within the last year were all associated with PTSD and its subscales. |