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Gender differences in responses to traumatic events: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Freedman Sara A.,
Gluck Natali,
TuvalMashiach Rivka,
Brandes Dalia,
Peri Tuvia,
Shalev Arieh Y.
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1023/a:1020189425935
Subject(s) - anxiety , prospective cohort study , psychology , anxiety disorder , clinical psychology , psychiatry , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency
Gender differences in psychological responses to motor vehicle accidents were examined as part of a large‐scale prospective study of PTSD. Participants were recruited from an emergency room ( n = 275) and interviewed 1 week. 1 month, and 4 months later. No gender differences were seen in the prevalence or recovery from PTSD, or in symptom levels at 1‐ and 4 months. Women had a higher prevalence of lifetime‐ and postaccident generalized anxiety disorder. Gender differences were found regarding the type, but not the total number, of potentially traumatic events previously experienced. These results suggest that gender differences in responses to traumatic events are not explained by exposure as such, but rather may result from gender‐specific attrubutes of the event.