physical abuse risk_factor_for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

assaultive trauma poses higher risk for PTSD (Breslau et al., 1998)

Higher rates of CSAT may be related to higher PTSD symptoms in females.

Non-assaultive trauma included events such as witnessing death, motor vehicle accident...; PTSD assessment required endorsement of traumatic experiences.

the association between trauma, specifically sexual assaultive trauma, and PTSD is moderated by FHD

sexual assaultive trauma may affect women to a greater extent than other forms of trauma

individuals exposed to nonsexual or sexual assaultive trauma are more likely to develop PTSD compared to those exposed to nonassaultive trauma

A diagnosis of PTSD was made ... based on ... non-assaultive trauma ... trauma that occurred before the respondent was 18.

link between physical ... violence and PTSD

Greater incidence of sexual violence among women may explain the excess in women of post‑traumatic stress symptomology and disorder rates.

physical ... assault ... as their qualifying event for PTSD

Demethylation of FKBP5 ... mediated the relationship between childhood abuse and increased PTSD prevalence.

more than one category of trauma exposure had the potential to be associated with positive PTSD status

The ranking of assaultive trauma above non-assaultive trauma with respect to risk for PTSD was based on prior literature ...

higher rate of PTSD in women who experienced assaultive versus only non-assaultive traumas

paralleling the elevated rates of PTSD in victims of assaultive events