Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: he combined effect of gender and age on post traumatic stress disorder: do men and women show differences in the lifespan distribution of the disorder? | Ditlevsen and Elklit Annals of General Psychiatry 2010 9 32 http content 9 1 32 ANNALS OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY PRIMARY RESEARCH Open Access The combined effect of gender and age on post traumatic stress disorder do men and women show differences in the lifespan distribution of the disorder Daniel N Ditlevsen1 Ask Elklit2 Abstract Background The aim of the study was to examine the combined effect of gender and age on post traumatic stress disorder PTSD in order to describe a possible gender difference in the lifespan distribution of PTSD. Methods Data were collected from previous Danish and Nordic studies of PTSD or trauma. The final sample was composed of 6 548 participants 2 768 men and 3 780 women. PTSD was measured based on the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire part IV HTQ-IV . Results Men and women differed in lifespan distribution of PTSD. The highest prevalence of PTSD was seen in the early 40s for men and in the early 50s for women while the lowest prevalence for both genders was in the early 70s. Women had an overall twofold higher PTSD prevalence than men. However at some ages the female to male ratio was nearly 3 1. The highest female to male ratio was found for the 21 to 25 year-olds. Conclusions The lifespan gender differences indicate the importance of including reproductive factors and social responsibilities in the understanding of the development of PTSD. Background Men and women show differences in the age distribution of post traumatic stress disorder PTSD prevalence during their lifespan 1 . Although this is supported by a large and thorough epidemiological study The National Comorbidity Survey NCS the finding is limited by the fact that it only involves participants at the age of 15 to 54 years. This must be regarded as a considerable limitation. The average age of living has been increasing in the modern Western world for more than 200 years 2 and passes far beyond the age of 54. It therefore seems .
