@article{ref1,
title="Gender disparities in the mental health of urban survivors of trauma",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2013",
author="Ghafoori, Bita and Barragan, Belen and Palinkas, Lawrence",
volume="22",
number="9",
pages="950-963",
abstract="Women who experience traumatic events are at higher risk for mental health problems compared to men; however, gaps remain in our understanding of this disparity. A sample of 170 urban adults completed self-report measures. Women were significantly more likely to experience sexual assault and domestic violence compared to men, and they were significantly less likely to experience a robbery or mugging, being threatened with a weapon, or witnessing a death or assault compared to men. Also, women were more likely than men to meet criteria for probable post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression after controlling for covariates and trauma level. Our findings suggest a possible differential vulnerability to the development of PTSD and depressive symptoms in women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926771.2013.835016",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2013.835016"
}