Journal article
A prospective examination of post-traumatic stress disorder in rape victims
Journal of traumatic stress, v 5(3), pp 455-475
Jul 1992
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Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related psychopathology were examined in 95 female rape victims beginning soon after the assault (mean = 12.64 days). Subjects were assessed weekly for 12 weeks. Ninety-four percent of women met symptomatic criteria for PTSD at Assessment 1, decreasing to 65% at Assessment 4 (mean = 35 days postassault), and 47% at Assessment 12 (mean = 94 days postassault). PTSD and related psychopathology decreased sharply between Assessments 1 and 4 for all women. Women whose PTSD persisted throughout the 3-month study did not show improvement after the fourth assessment; women who did not meet criteria for PTSD 3 months postassault showed steady improvement over time. This pattern was evidenced even after initial PTSD severity was statistically controlled. Moreover, PTSD status at 3 months postassault could be predicted with a high degree of accuracy by two brief self-report measures administered at the first assessment. The implications of the present findings and directions for future research are discussed.
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- Title
- A prospective examination of post-traumatic stress disorder in rape victims
- Creators
- Barbara Olasov Rothbaum - Drexel UniversityEdna B. Foa - Drexel UniversityDavid S. Riggs - Drexel UniversityTamera Murdock - Drexel UniversityWilliam Walsh - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of traumatic stress, v 5(3), pp 455-475
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 21
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Medical College of Pennsylvania (1970-1993)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1992JD70000007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-1642612495
- Other Identifier
- 991021894435904721
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- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Clinical