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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as an Early Response to Sexual Assault

TERESA L. KRAMER

University of Cincinnati

BONNIE L. GREEN

Georgetown University

The present study assessed the acute reactions of women who had experienced sexual assault within a framework of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One hundred women treated for sexual assault at a university hospital emergency department were interviewed within 72 hours of the incident. Of the 30 women reinterviewed 6 to 8 weeks later, 22 (73.3%) met the full criteria for PTSD, and an additional 5 reported symptoms in either the intrusive or avoidant domain. Twenty (66.7%) of the women met the criteria for PTSD based on an early draft of DSM-III-R. A prior history of sexual assaults was positively correlated with the presence of PTSD and the use of an informal support network was negatively associated with PTSD symptoms.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 6, No. 2, 160-173 (1991)
DOI: 10.1177/088626091006002002
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