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Peer reviewedResnick, Heidi S.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1993
Assessed prevalence of traumatic events, lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and PTSD in past 6 months in 4,008 adult women. Lifetime exposure to any type of traumatic event was 69%, whereas exposure to crimes that included sexual or aggravated sexual assault or homicide of close relative of friend occurred among 36%. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Crime, Females, Homicide, Life Events
Peer reviewedEpstein, Jeffery N.; Saunders, Benjamin E.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Resnick, Heidi S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Women (N=3,213) were interviewed initially, and again a year later, concerning childhood rape history, lifetime symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and lifetime alcohol use. Analysis found a history of childhood rape doubled the number of alcohol-abuse symptoms that women experienced in adulthood, suggesting that PTSD symptomatology…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Females
