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Article: Researchers from University of Michigan, Nursing Department report on findings in post-traumatic stress disorders.
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- Women's Health Weekly
- Article date:
- November 19, 2009
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In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To estimate prevalence and assess the association of types of trauma with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sociodemographically and racially mixed sample of women from both predominantly Medicaid and privately insured settings who are expecting their first infant. Structured telephone diagnostic interview data were analyzed for prevalence of trauma exposure, PTSD, comorbidity, risk behaviors, and treatment-seeking among 1,581 diverse English-speaking nulliparous women."
"The overall rate of lifetime PTSD was 20.2%, 17% in the predominantly private-payer settings, and ...
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