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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Quality of Life in Women

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Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures

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The primary purpose in this chapter is to provide the reader with an overview of the current state of the literature on quality of life (QOL) in women who have been diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). First we will review the criteria for the diagnosis of PTSD and the prevalence of trauma exposure and PTSD in the general population. Next we will examine the impact of trauma exposure and PTSD on QOL. Gender differences in PTSD and trauma exposure will be explored and possible explanations for these differences will be presented. Attention will then be focused on the impact of trauma exposure and PTSD on health and QOL in women. Specifically, we will review existing research on QOL in women with PTSD. We will summarize the QOL measures used in the studies reviewed and will examine patterns that emerge in the relationship between PTSD and QOL in this literature. Finally, we suggest areas for focus in future research on QOL in this vulnerable group.

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Abbreviations

CAPS:

Clinician Aadministered PTSD scale

DSM:

the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, followed by IV indicates the fourth edition

IES:

Impact of Events Scale

IPV:

Interpersonal Violence

M:

statistical mean or average

MCS:

Mental subscales of the WHOQOL

MDD:

Major Depressive Disorder

MOS-20:

Medical Outcomes Study 20-item Short-Form Health Survey

PCL:

post traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist

PCL-S:

the version for a specific trauma

PCL-C:

the civilian version

PCS:

physical subscale of the WHOQOL

PE:

prolonged exposure therapy

PSQI:

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

PTSD:

Post traumatic Stress Disorder

QOL:

quality of life

QOLI:

QOL inventory

QWB:

Quality of Well-Bbeing

SES:

socioeconomic status

SF-36:

Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey

VA:

Department of Veteran's Affairs; WHOQOL, World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment

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  3. VA Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, CA, USA

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  4. VA San Diego Healthcare System, Mission Valley Outpatient Services (116A4Z), CA, USA

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Rodgers, C.S., Allard, C.B., Wansley, P. (2010). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Quality of Life in Women. In: Preedy, V.R., Watson, R.R. (eds) Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_199

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