Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Epidemiology
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The frequency of the development of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a traumatic event depends, among other things, on the type of traumatic experience. Up to 50% of rape victims and war victims develop symptoms of PTSD. Among the victims of other violent crimes approximately 25% develop a posttraumatic stress disorder. Traffic accidents or severe illnesses such as heart attacks or cancer lead in about 15% of the patients to a PTSD. If left untreated, there is a strong tendency to chronicity.
In the overall population there is a likelihood of approximately 1-9% of developing a PTSD later in life, with women being affected about twice as often as men.
© Sandra Elze, M.D. & Michael Elze, M.D.
Prien am Chiemsee / Rosenheim, www.Dr-Elze.de
Dr. Sandra Elze & Dr. Michael Elze
© Sandra Elze, M.D. & Michael Elze, M.D.
Prien am Chiemsee / Rosenheim, www.Dr-Elze.de