PMID- 20956066
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110511
LR  - 20220316
IS  - 1873-7897 (Electronic)
IS  - 0887-6185 (Print)
IS  - 0887-6185 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 2
DP  - 2011 Mar
TI  - Gender differences in PTSD symptoms: an exploration of peritraumatic mechanisms.
PG  - 209-16
LID - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.09.004 [doi]
AB  - Females are at higher risk than males for developing posttraumatic stress 
      disorder symptoms (PTSS) following exposure to trauma, which may stem from gender 
      differences in initial physiological and psychological responses to trauma. The 
      present study aimed to examine a number of peri- and initial posttraumatic 
      reactions to motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) to determine the extent to which they 
      contributed to gender differences in PTSS. 356 adult MVA survivors (211 males and 
      145 females) reported on peritraumatic dissociation, perception of life threat 
      and initial PTSS. In addition, heart rate and urinary cortisol levels were 
      collected in-hospital. 6 weeks and 6 months later, PTSS were assessed via 
      clinical interviews. Results suggested that initial PTSS and peritraumatic 
      dissociation were marginally significant mediators at 6-week follow-up and 
      significant mediators at 6-month follow-up, providing partial support for the 
      hypothesis that initial responses to trauma may account for observed gender 
      differences in PTSS development.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Irish, Leah A
AU  - Irish LA
AD  - Kent State University, Department of Psychology, Kent, OH, United States.
FAU - Fischer, Beth
AU  - Fischer B
FAU - Fallon, William
AU  - Fallon W
FAU - Spoonster, Eileen
AU  - Spoonster E
FAU - Sledjeski, Eve M
AU  - Sledjeski EM
FAU - Delahanty, Douglas L
AU  - Delahanty DL
LA  - eng
GR  - R01 MH062042/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 MH062042-04/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R01 MH62042/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
DEP - 20100917
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Anxiety Disord
JT  - Journal of anxiety disorders
JID - 8710131
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/*psychology
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Injury Severity Score
MH  - Life Change Events
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - *Sex Characteristics
MH  - Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/*diagnosis/*psychology
MH  - Survivors/*psychology
PMC - PMC3031659
MID - NIHMS247876
EDAT- 2010/10/20 06:00
MHDA- 2011/05/12 06:00
PMCR- 2012/03/01
CRDT- 2010/10/20 06:00
PHST- 2010/02/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2010/08/14 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2010/09/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2010/10/20 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/10/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/05/12 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2012/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S0887-6185(10)00186-6 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.09.004 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Anxiety Disord. 2011 Mar;25(2):209-16. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.09.004. Epub 
      2010 Sep 17.