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Traumatic experiences in psychiatric outpatients
Author(s) -
Davidson Jonathan,
Smith Rebecca
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490030314
Subject(s) - psychiatry , psychology , traumatic stress , injury prevention , suicide prevention , psychological trauma , acute stress disorder , poison control , clinical psychology , medicine , posttraumatic stress , medical emergency
Abstract Fifty‐four newly referred psychiatric outpatients were interviewed and a life history of severe traumatic experiences was taken. Forty‐four gave a positive history, 17 of whom developed symptoms of post‐traumatic stress (PTSS). Twelve met a past or current diagnosis of PTSD. Factors relating to the occurrence of PTSS included early trauma, more traumatic events, incest, perceiving the event as frightening, being physically injured, perceiving the event as being life threatening, seeing a physician, and being hospitalized. Age at trauma and differences between men and women are also discussed.