Stephanie Haering, Lars Schulze, Angelika Geiling, Caroline Meyer, Hannah Klusmann, Sarah Schumacher, Christine Knaevelsrud, Sinha Engel
Women and men are at different risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is unclear, however, how studies on PTSD risk factors integrate this knowledge into their research. Moreover, the temporal development of women's higher PTSD risk is unknown. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we examine how prospective studies on PTSD development ( k = 47) consider sex and gender across four domains (samples, terminology, analyses, and reporting). Further, we differentially analyze sex/gender differences within five time intervals from 1 month to 5 years posttrauma...
April 2024: J Psychopathol Clin Sci