McGinty, Grainne and Fox, Robert and Ben-Ezra, Menachem and Cloitre, Marylene and Karatzias, Thanos and Shevlin, Mark and Hyland, Philip (2021) Sex and age differences in ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD: An analysis of four general population samples. European Psychiatry, 64 (1). ISSN 0924-9338

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Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is traditionally understood as a disorder that occurs more commonly in women than in men, and in younger age groups than in older age groups. The objective of this study was to determine if these patterns are also observed in relation to International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) PTSD and complex PTSD (CPTSD). Methods Secondary data analysis was performed using data collected from three nationally representative samples from the Republic of Ireland (N = 1,020), the United States (N = 1,839), and Israel (N = 1,003), and one community sample from the United Kingdom (N = 1,051). Results Estimated prevalence rates of ICD-11 PTSD were higher in women than in men in each sample, and at a level consistent with existing data derived from Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-based models of PTSD. Furthermore, rates of ICD-11 PTSD were generally lower in older age groups for men and women. For CPTSD, there was inconsistent evidence of sex and age differences, and some indication of a possible interaction between these two demographic variables. Conclusions Despite considerable revisions to PTSD in ICD-11, the same sex and age profile was observed to previous DSM-based models of PTSD. CPTSD, however, does not appear to show the same sex and age differences as PTSD. Theoretical models that seek to explain sex and age differences in trauma-related psychopathology may need to be reconsidered given the distinct effects for ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite this article: McGinty G, Fox R, Ben-Ezra M, Cloitre M, Karatzias T, Shevlin M, Hyland P (2021). Sex and age differences in ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD: An analysis of four general population samples. European Psychiatry, 64(1), e66, 1–9 https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2239
Keywords:	Age; complex PTSD; ICD-11; PTSD; sex;
Academic Unit:	Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	17031
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2239
Depositing User:	Philip Hyland
Date Deposited:	16 Mar 2023 15:04
Journal or Publication Title:	European Psychiatry
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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