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The epidemiology of traumatic event exposure worldwide: results from the World Mental Health Survey Consortium

Psychological Medicine · 2015 · Vol. 46(2) · pp. 327–343

Corina Benjet✉(Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría)Evelyn J. Bromet(Stony Brook University)Elie G. Karam(University of Balamand)Ronald C. Kessler(Harvard University)Katie A. McLaughlin(University of Washington)Ayelet Meron Ruscio(University of Pennsylvania)Victoria Shahly(Harvard University)Dan J. Stein(University of Cape Town)Maria Petukhova(Harvard University)Eric Hill(Harvard University)José M. Alonso(Parc de Salut)Lukoye Atwoli(Moi University)Brendan Bunting(University of Ulster)Ronny Bruffaerts(KU Leuven)José Miguel Caldas‐de‐Almeida(Universidade Nova de Lisboa)Giovanni de GirolamoSilvia Florescu(National School of Public Health, Management and Professional Development)Oye Gureje(University College Hospital, Ibadan)Yueqin Huang(Peking University Sixth Hospital)J.P. Lépine(Université Paris Cité)Norito Kawakami(The University of Tokyo)Viviane Kovess–Masféty(Université Paris Cité)María Elena Medina‐Mora(Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría)Fernando Navarro‐Mateu(Servicio Murciano de Salud)Marina Piazza(National Institute of Quality)J. Posada‐Villa(Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca)Kate M. Scott(University of Otago)Arieh Y. Shalev(New York University)Tim Slade(UNSW Sydney)M. ten Have(Trimbos Institute)Yolanda Torres(Clínica CES)María Carmen Viana(Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo)Zahari Zarkov(National Center of Public Health and Analyses)Karestan C. Koenen(Harvard University)

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Abstract

Given the near ubiquity of exposure, limited resources may best be dedicated to those that are more likely to be further exposed such as victims of interpersonal violence. Identifying mechanisms that account for the associations of prior interpersonal violence with subsequent trauma is critical to develop interventions to prevent revictimization.

Migration, Health and Trauma Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Homelessness and Social IssuesPsychological interventionInjury preventionPopulationMedicineMental healthPsychiatryPoison controlSuicide preventionEpidemiologyOccupational safety and health

MeSH terms

Accidents, TrafficPsychological TraumaAdultAgedFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansInternational CooperationMaleMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesRisk FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticPrevalenceLogistic Models