A family study of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder following rape trauma.

doi:10.1016/S0022-3956(98)00016-8

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A family study of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder following rape trauma.

Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Jan 2000

Davidson J R, Tupler L A, Wilson W H, Connor K M

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There is evidence that familial factors serve as determinants of risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially familial anxiety. This study investigates the relationship between chronic PTSD and family psychiatric morbidity. The sample was drawn from 81 female rape survivors with or...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Alcoholism
Anxiety Disorders
Chronic Disease
Depressive Disorder, Major
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Middle Aged
Phenotype
Rape
Risk Factors
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Substance-Related Disorders

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