By the Numbers: 24 February 2020
7.2%
The percentage of a sample of U.S. adults who "met criteria" for either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress -- ICD‐11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: A Population‐Based Study. "(T)he prevalence rates were 3.4% for PTSD and 3.8% for CPTSD."
Women were more likely than men to meet criteria for both PTSD and CPTSD. Cumulative adulthood trauma was associated with both PTSD and CPTSD; however, cumulative childhood trauma was more strongly associated with CPTSD than PTSD. Among traumatic stressors occurring in childhood, sexual and physical abuse by caregivers were identified as events associated with risk for CPTSD, whereas sexual assault by noncaregivers and abduction were risk factors for PTSD. Adverse childhood events were associated with both PTSD and CPTSD, and equally so.
7.2%
The percentage of a sample of U.S. adults who "met criteria" for either post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), according to a study recently published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress -- ICD‐11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: A Population‐Based Study. "(T)he prevalence rates were 3.4% for PTSD and 3.8% for CPTSD."
Women were more likely than men to meet criteria for both PTSD and CPTSD. Cumulative adulthood trauma was associated with both PTSD and CPTSD; however, cumulative childhood trauma was more strongly associated with CPTSD than PTSD. Among traumatic stressors occurring in childhood, sexual and physical abuse by caregivers were identified as events associated with risk for CPTSD, whereas sexual assault by noncaregivers and abduction were risk factors for PTSD. Adverse childhood events were associated with both PTSD and CPTSD, and equally so.