Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as an Early Response to Sexual Assault
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Interpersonal Violence
- Vol. 6 (2), 160-173
- https://doi.org/10.1177/088626091006002002
Abstract
The present study assessed the acute reactions of women who had experienced sexual assault within a framework of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One hundred women treated for sexual assault at a university hospital emergency department were interviewed within 72 hours of the incident. Of the 30 women reinterviewed 6 to 8 weeks later, 22 (73.3%) met the full criteria for PTSD, and an additional 5 reported symptoms in either the intrusive or avoidant domain. Twenty (66.7%) of the women met the criteria for PTSD based on an early draft of DSM-III-R. A prior history of sexual assaults was positively correlated with the presence of PTSD and the use of an informal support network was negatively associated with PTSD symptoms.Keywords
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