A soldier and a sex worker walk into a therapist’s office. Who’s more likely to have PTSD?

Author(s)
Kate, Mary-Anne
Jamieson, Graham
Publication Date
2017-03-28
Abstract
<p>When we think about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we most often think of soldiers traumatised by their experiences of war. But the statistics tell another story.</p><p> While about 5-12% of Australian military personnel who have experienced active service have PTSD at any one time, this is about the same (10%) as rates for police, ambulance personnel, firefighters and other rescue workers.</p><p> And while these rates are significant, they are not vastly different to rates in the general Australian population (8% of women and 5% of men).</p>
Citation
The Conversation, p. 1-4
ISSN
2201-5639
1441-8681
Link
Language
en
Publisher
The Conversation Media Group Ltd
Rights
Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Title
A soldier and a sex worker walk into a therapist’s office. Who’s more likely to have PTSD?
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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