Prevalence of PTSD in a community sample of older adolescents

Steven P. Cuffe; Cheryl L. Addy; Carol Z. Garrison; Jennifer L. Waller; Kirby L. Jackson; Robert E. McKeown; Shailaja Chilappagari

doi:10.1097/00004583-199802000-00006

Prevalence of PTSD in a community sample of older adolescents

Steven P. Cuffe, Cheryl L. Addy, Carol Z. Garrison, Jennifer L. Waller, Kirby L. Jackson, Robert E. McKeown, Shailaja Chilappagari

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Objective: To examine prevalence and correlates of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and diagnosis in older adolescents aged 16 through 22 years. Method: The second cycle of a longitudinal epidemiological study in the Southeast included a semistructured interview assessing PTSD symptomatology administered to 490 adolescents. Results: Approximately 3% of female subjects and 1% of male subjects satisfied the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD. Females reported more traumatic events than males, and black subjects reported more events than white subjects. Being female (odds ratio = 12.32), experiencing rape or child sexual abuse (odds ratio = 49.37), and witnessing an accident or medical emergency (odds ratio = 85.02) were associated with increased risk of PTSD. Conclusions: While relatively few adolescents satisfy the criteria for PTSD, most subjects who experienced a traumatic event reported some PTSD symptoms. Specific types of traumatic events were associated with occurrence of PTSD.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	147-154
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Volume	37
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004583-199802000-00006
State	Published - Feb 1998
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescent
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Traumatic events

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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