title: War-related trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among adult Kosovar refugees.
abstract: Since 1999, almost 16,000 Kosovar refugees have entered the United States. Few studies have investigated trauma and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in this population. We conducted a caseworker-assisted survey of 129 Kosovar refugees (aged 18 to 79 years, 55% male). Of these individuals, 78 (60.5%) showed the likely presence of PTSD. The mean number of war-related traumatic events reported was 15 (SD = 4.5). Higher PTSD scores were associated with more traumatic events and female gender.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle 98105-6299, USA. amyai@umich.edu
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ubelhor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014857:Warfare; D015022:Yugoslavia / Q000453:epidemiology