Open AccessGender and age interact to predict the development of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following a motor vehicle accident.
Author(s) -
Ihori Kobayashi,
Eve M. Sledjeski,
Douglas L. Delahanty
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000366
Subject(s) - psychosocial , injury prevention , posttraumatic stress , medicine , psychiatry , psycinfo , social support , poison control , young adult , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , occupational safety and health , psychology , gerontology , medline , medical emergency , pathology , political science , law , psychotherapist
Women have a greater overall risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men after exposure to trauma. In addition to gender, other sociodemographic factors have been identified as risk factors for PTSD; however, research has typically examined these factors separately. Age has been found to contribute to the development of psychiatric disorders, and both linear and curvilinear relationships have been reported between age and risk of developing PTSD. Recent research has suggested that this relationship may vary depending on gender.