Traumatic Stress Disorders

Research on traumatic stress disorders published by scientists at Lakehead University

Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, July 12th, 2010

In this recently published article, scientists in Thunder Bay, Canada conducted a study "To estimate the prevalence of PTSD in physicians practicing in a predominantly rural and remote and medically underserviced region of Canada. The PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) was mailed to all 331 physicians in Northwestern Ontario, Canada."

"A PCL-C score of >= 50 was used to define 'probable' PTSD and >= 30 defined 'possible' PTSD. Additional comments and demographic information were also requested. Completed questionnaires were received from 159 physicians (48%). The prevalence of probable PTSD was 4.4%. No differences between demographic groups were observed...

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Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2010-07-12)

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