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Appendix C: Risk and Protective Factors
Appendix C: Risk and Protective Factors
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C RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS Some people who are exposed to a traumatic event will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others will not.
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60 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT TABLE C.1 Risk Factors for PTSD in Military Populations Risk Factor References Combat Exposure Combat and its severity Black et al. 2004; Goldberg et al.
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RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS 61 Table C.1 calls attention to a variety of risk factors for PTSD identified in studies of military populations. Most of the studies cited were conducted in Vietnam or Gulf War veteran populations.
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62 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT a separate analysis in the same epidemiologic study, combat-related PTSD was found responsible for nearly 30% of all PTSD diagnoses in the United States (Prigerson et al.
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64 PTSD: Diagnosis and Assessment Military Sexual Assault Several factors in the military environment may be risk factors for development for PTSD but sexual assault is an important one. Suris et al.
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66 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT Sex In the US general population, women are about twice as likely as men to have PTSD at some point in their lives. Their lifetime prevalence is 10-12% versus 5% for men (Kessler et al.
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RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS 67 PROTECTIVE FACTORS Just as risk factors likely increase a person's chances of developing PTSD, protective factors might reduce the risk. Researchers have found that protective factors include coping with the traumatic event in positive and active ways rather than by avoiding it (Benotsch et al.
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68 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION This appendix provided a very brief discussion of some of the risk and protective factors that might influence who will develop PTSD. Not all people who are exposed to traumatic events develop a psychiatric disorder, such as depression or PTSD.
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RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS 69 Breslau N, Chilcoat HD, Kessler RC, Davis GC.
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70 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT Fontana A, Schwartz LS, Rosenheck R
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RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS 71 Kaniasty K, Norris FH.
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72 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT North CS, Nixon SJ, Shariat S, Mallonee S, McMillen JC, Spitznagel EL, Smith EM.
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RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS 73 Prigerson HG, Maciejewski PK, Rosenheck RA.
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74 PTSD: DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT Sutker PB, Allain AN Jr, Winstead DK.
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