Traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder among Mexican adolescents: results from a survey
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| contents | Traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder among Mexican adolescents: results from a survey Ricardo Orozco Guilherme Borges Corina Benjet María Elena Medina-Mora Lizbeth López-Carrillo Salud post Mexico violence traumatic adolescent Objective. To estimate the prevalence and the association ofTraumatic Life Events (LEs) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) among the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA)adolescent population. Material and Methods. Adolescentsaged 12 to 17 were administered the adolescent version ofthe World Mental Health Composite International DiagnosticInterview (n=3 005). Data were collected using a stratified,multistage and probability sample. Prevalence, odds ratios and95% confidence intervals for LEs and PTSD (assessed withDSM-IV criteria) were obtained. Results. The percentage ofadolescents reporting at least one traumatic event in theirlifetimes was 68.9%, with differences by sex. Prevalence forPTSD were 1.8% (2.4% females and 1.2% males), and sexualrelatedtraumas were the LEs most associated with PTSD[OR=3.9 (CI95%=1.8-8.2)], adjusted by sex, education andage. Conclusions. Exposure to traumatic life events is notuncommon among Mexico City adolescents. Effort shouldbe made to reduce child and adolescent sexual abuse, a verytraumatic event highly associated with PTSD 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10608908 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.50 |
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| spellingShingle | Traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder among Mexican adolescents: results from a survey Ricardo Orozco Salud post Mexico violence traumatic adolescent Traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder among Mexican adolescents: results from a survey Ricardo Orozco Guilherme Borges Corina Benjet María Elena Medina-Mora Lizbeth López-Carrillo Salud post Mexico violence traumatic adolescent Objective. To estimate the prevalence and the association ofTraumatic Life Events (LEs) and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) among the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA)adolescent population. Material and Methods. Adolescentsaged 12 to 17 were administered the adolescent version ofthe World Mental Health Composite International DiagnosticInterview (n=3 005). Data were collected using a stratified,multistage and probability sample. Prevalence, odds ratios and95% confidence intervals for LEs and PTSD (assessed withDSM-IV criteria) were obtained. Results. The percentage ofadolescents reporting at least one traumatic event in theirlifetimes was 68.9%, with differences by sex. Prevalence forPTSD were 1.8% (2.4% females and 1.2% males), and sexualrelatedtraumas were the LEs most associated with PTSD[OR=3.9 (CI95%=1.8-8.2)], adjusted by sex, education andage. Conclusions. Exposure to traumatic life events is notuncommon among Mexico City adolescents. Effort shouldbe made to reduce child and adolescent sexual abuse, a verytraumatic event highly associated with PTSD 2008 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10608908 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.50 |
| title | Traumatic life events and posttraumatic stress disorder among Mexican adolescents: results from a survey |
| topic | Salud post Mexico violence traumatic adolescent |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10608908 |