Journal of Traumatic Stress
Volume 15, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-160

War-related trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among adult Kosovar refugees (Article)

Ai A.L.* , Peterson C. , Ubelhor D.
  • a School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
  • b Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
  • c School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States

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.

Author Keywords

Gender difference posttraumatic stress disorder Proximate time to war Kosovar refugee war trauma

Index Keywords

battle injury refugee human sex difference Refugees war validation process Bosnia and Herzegovina Aged Yugoslavia Social Work Humans male female scoring system Article major clinical study Questionnaires adult posttraumatic stress disorder Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic disease severity health survey
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0036224840&doi=10.1023%2fA%3a1014864225889&partnerID=40&md5=87337c47b01269c0035d0630a9fbdf4f
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014864225889
ISSN: 08949867
Cited by: 80
Original Language: English