Gender and age interact to predict the development of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following a motor vehicle accident. | Zendy

Ihori Kobayashi | Zendy; Eve M. Sledjeski | Zendy; Douglas L. Delahanty | Zendy

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Gender 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 - 2018

Publication title -

psychological trauma theory research practice and policy

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) - posttraumatic stress , vehicle accident , psychology , clinical psychology , injury prevention , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , occupational safety and health , physical medicine and rehabilitation , suicide prevention , medicine , medical emergency , pathology , surgery

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.

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