MIDAS Project Publication Abstracts
Zlotnick, C., Zimmerman, M., Wolfsdorf, B.A., & Mattia,
J.I. Gender differences in patients with posttraumatic stress
disorder in a general psychiatric practice. American Journal
of Psychiatry, 2001, 158, 1923-1925.
Objective: This study examined gender differences in the clinical
manifestations of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample
of treatment-seeking patients. Method: One hundred and thirty-eight
outpatients with PTSD were interviewed with the Structured Clinical
Interview for DSM-IV. Results: This study found that female
patients compared to male patients were more likely to meet criteria for
current PTSD, report sexual trauma as their index trauma, and experience a
greater number of re-experiencing symptoms. Men with PTSD were more likely
to meet criteria for a substance use disorder and antisocial personality
disorder compared to women with PTSD. No gender differences were found in
other types of comorbid disorders, number of comorbid disorders, or PTSD
as a primary disorder. Conclusion: Overall, male and female
patients with current PTSD present with fairly comparable clinical
profiles.
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