Complex PTSD in Victims Exposed to Sexual and Physical Abuse: Results from the DSM-IV Field Trial for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
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Authors: | Susan Roth Elana Newman David Pelcovitz Bessel van der Kolk Francine S. Mandel |
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Affiliation: | (1) Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 27708;(2) University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104;(3) North Shore University Hospital, Cornell University Medical College, Ithaca, New York, 14853;(4) Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, 02118 |
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Abstract: | Two hundred thirty four participants in the DSM-IV Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Field Trial who reported sexual and/or physical abuse were evaluated. Participants were categorized according to type of abuse (physical, sexual, both), duration of abuse (acute versus chronic), and onset of abuse (early versus late). Separate logistic regression analyses examined the relationship between age of onset, duration, abuse type, and the complex PTSD (CP) lifetime diagnosis for women and men. Sexually abused women, especially those who also experienced physical abuse, had a higher risk of developing CP, although CP symptoms occurred at a high base rate among physically abused women. The theoretical implications and incremental clinical usefulness of targeting CP symptoms with abused populations are discussed. |
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Keywords: | disorder of extreme stress PTSD diagnosis childhood abuse complex PTSD |
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