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Factor structure of PTSD, and relation with gender in trauma survivors from India

Charak R 1 , Armour C 2 , Elklit A 3 , Angmo D 4 , Elhai JD 5 , Koot HM 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Developmental Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Psychology, University of Jammu, Jammu, India
  • 2 School of Psychology, University of Ulster, Coleraine, UK; armour.cherie@gmail.com
  • 3 The National Centre for Psychotraumatology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
  • 4 Government Eliezer Joldan Memorial College, Leh, India
  • 5 Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
  • 6 Department of Developmental Psychology, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Psychotraumatol, 2014;5:25547.
PMID: 25413575 DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.25547

Abstract

The factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been extensively studied in Western countries. Some studies have assessed its factor structure in Asia (China, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia), but few have directly assessed the factor structure of PTSD in an Indian adult sample. Furthermore, in a largely patriarchal society in India with strong gender roles, it becomes imperative to assess the association between the factors of PTSD and gender.

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