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PTSD affects about 5% of the US adult population each year. [259] The National Comorbidity Survey Replication has estimated that the lifetime prevalence of PTSD among adult Americans is 6.8%, with women (9.7%) more than twice as likely as men [124] (3.6%) to have PTSD at some point in their lives. [64]
Research has found that women have higher rates of PTSD compared to men. [42] According to epidemiological studies, women are two to three times more likely to develop PTSD than men. [43] The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is about 10-12% in women and 5-6% in men. [43] Women are also four times more likely to develop chronic PTSD compared to men. [44]
Of those with a diagnosis of PTSD, a co-occurring, or comorbid diagnosis of a SUD is present in 20–35% of that clinical population. Prevalence of SUD and PTSD may increase depending on specific populations. For example, the prevalence of both PTSD and SUD is higher in combat veterans. [3]
Trauma-related disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), have a lifetime prevalence of around 8% in the US population. [2] However, even though trauma-related disorders can hinder the everyday life of individuals with them, less than 50% of patients who meet criteria for PTSD diagnosis receive proper treatment. [3]
A 2005 review of prior surveys in 46 countries on the prevalence of schizophrenic disorders, including a prior 10-country WHO survey, found an average (median) figure of 0.4% for lifetime prevalence up to the point of assessment and 0.3% in the 12-month period prior to assessment.
The lifetime prevalence of at least one mental disorder: 57.4% [5] 12 month prevalence of at least one mental disorder: 32.4%; Comorbidity: Of the people who had experienced a mental illness in their lifetime (48% of the population), 27% had experienced more than one.
In the US, 6.8% of adults will experience PTSD in their lifetimes, with women twice as likely as men to experience it (10.4% to 5%) frequently as a result of sexual trauma. Veterans are another group highly likely to experience PTSD during their lives, with Vietnam War veterans at 30%, Gulf War veterans at 10%, and Iraq War veterans at 14%. [3]
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts and memories, dreams or flashbacks of the event; avoidance of people, places and activities that remind the individual of the event; ongoing negative beliefs about oneself or the world, mood changes and persistent feelings of anger, guilt or fear; alterations in arousal such as increased ...