War-Related Trauma and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Adult Kosovar Refugees

Ai, Amy L.; Peterson, Christopher; Ubelhor, David

2002-04

Citation: Ai, Amy L.; Peterson, Christopher; Ubelhor, David; (2002). "War-Related Trauma and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Adult Kosovar Refugees." Journal of Traumatic Stress 15 (2): 157-160. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/43100>

Abstract: Since 1999, almost 16,000 Kosovar refugees have entered the United States. Few studies have investigated trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this population. We conducted a caseworker-assisted survey of 129 Kosovar refugees (aged 18 to 79 years, 55% male). Of these individuals, 78 (60.5%) showed the likely presence of PTSD. The mean number of war-related traumatic events reported was 15 ( SD = 4.5). Higher PTSD scores were associated with more traumatic events and female gender.

ISSN: 0894-9867, 1573-6598

DOIs: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1014864225889

PMID: 12013067

URI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12013067&dopt=citation

Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/43100

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