TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Sex differences in trauma exposure and symptomatology in trauma-affected refugees
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Mundy, Sara Skriver
A1  - Foss, Sara Louise Wilms
A1  - Poulsen, Stig
A1  - Hjorthøj, Carsten
A1  - Carlsson, Jessica
SP  - e113445
EP  - e113445
VL  - 293
IS  - 
N2  - The aim of this cross-sectional study was to examine associations between sex, exposure to potentially traumatic events and pre-treatment symptomatology in trauma-affected refugees. We analyzed pre-treatment self-report questionnaires and clinical interviews from 318 refugees with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a specialized mental health clinic. <br><br>RESULTS show that twice as many females reported exposure to family violence (p = .001) and sexual abuse (p = .004), whereas men were at least three times as likely to report exposure to torture (p <0.001), imprisonment (p <.001), and combat (p <.001). Men reported exposure to more trauma types (p <.001). Women reported more depression (p = .001), anxiety (p = .008) and somatization (p = 0.001), whereas men were diagnosed significantly more with enduring personality change after catastrophic experience (p <.001). Additionally, trauma burden was significantly associated with PTSD (p = .001) and depression (p = .039) scores for women but not men, and imprisonment was associated with a higher PTSD score in women (p = 0.037) but not men. Our findings highlight sex differences in trauma exposure and symptomatology in trauma-affected refugees in host countries, that should be considered when developing mental health interventions for this underserved population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113445
ID  - ref1
ER  -