Sex Differences in Psychopathology Following Potentially Traumatic Experiences.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Various psychopathology may follow trauma; however, sex differences in these ranging manifestations of posttraumatic psychopathology remain understudied.

Objective

To investigate sex-specific incidence of posttraumatic psychopathology.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study of Danish national health registries included a cohort of individuals who experienced a potentially traumatic event (PTE) from 1994 to 2016. Individuals were further categorized by presence of any pretrauma psychopathology. A comparison group of individuals who experienced a nontraumatic stressor (nonsuicide death of a first-degree relative) was examined as a reference cohort.

Exposures

At least 1 of 8 PTEs (eg, physical assault, transportation accide

SUBMITTER: Kofman YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10884878 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature