title: [Traumatization and posttraumatic stress disorder. Effect of type and number of traumatic experiences].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The number and type of traumatic experiences show differential associations with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The associations of number and type of traumatic experiences with PTSD were investigated in a representative population sample in Germany.
  
  
  METHODS
  Traumatic experiences and PTSD were assessed with a self-rating questionnaire in a sample of 2510 participants from the general German population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The risk of (partial) PTSD increased with an increasing number of traumatic experiences. In contrast interpersonal and accidental traumatization showed no substantial differences with respect to the risk of PTSD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To quantify the relevance of the number and type of traumatic experiences for onset and persistence of PTSD, a multidimensional and complex assessment of those experiences is necessary. This is a great challenge in epidemiological research on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsmedizin Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 55, 04103, Leipzig, Deutschland, Heide.Glaesmer@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Glaesmer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matern
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rief
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kuwert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braehler
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015984:Causality; D015897:Comorbidity; D059026:Diagnostic Self Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult