TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Violence and PTSD in Mexico Gender and regional differences
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Baker, C. K.
A1  - Norris, Fran H.
A1  - Diaz, Dayna M. V.
A1  - Perilla, Julia L.
A1  - Murphy, Arthur D.
A1  - Hill, Elizabeth G.
SP  - 519
EP  - 528
VL  - 40
IS  - 7
N2  - OBJECTIVE: We examined the lifetime prevalence of violence in Mexico and how different characteristics of the violent event effect the probability of meeting criteria for lifetime post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD: We interviewed a probability sample of 2,509 adults from 4 cities in Mexico (Oaxaca, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, M�©rida) using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). RESULTS: Lifetime prevalence of violence was 34%. Men reported more single-experience, recurrent, physical, adolescent, adulthood, and stranger violence; women more sexual, childhood, family, and intimate partner violence. Prevalence was generally higher in Guadalajara, though the impact was greater in Oaxaca compared to other cities. Of those exposed, 11.5% met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD. Probabilities were highest after sexual and intimate partner violence, higher for women than men, and higher in Oaxaca than other cities. CONCLUSIONS: It is important to consider the characteristics and the context of violence in order to develop effective prevention and intervention programs to reduce the exposure to and impact of violence.
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SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-005-0921-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -