Open AccessAbout Six in Ten Survivors of the November 2020 Maikadra Massacre Suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Dawed Ali,
Telake Azale,
Melese Wondie,
Jinenus Tadesse
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s338823
Subject(s) - traumatic stress , psychiatry , anxiety , acute stress disorder , medicine , anxiety disorder , psychosocial , depression (economics) , logistic regression , cross sectional study , demography , clinical psychology , psychology , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories of a traumatic event and dissociative reactions. Little is known about post-traumatic stress disorder in low and middle income countries such as Ethiopia where armed conflict, human rights violations, and ethnic-based violence are becoming everyday occurrences.