Prevalence and Incidence of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prevalance of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
5.2 million adult Americans (NIMH); 3.6% adults (NIMH); about 30% of war veterans. ... see also overview of Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Prevalance Rate:
approx 1 in 52 or 1.91% or 5.2 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "5.2 million adult Americans (NIMH); 3.6% adults (NIMH); about 30% of war veterans." -- see also general information about data sources]
Post-traumatic stress disorder Prevalence: Book Excerpts
Incidence (annual) of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
3.6% adults annually (NIMH) ... see also overview of Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Incidence Rate:
approx 1 in 27 or 3.60% or 9.8 million people in USA [Source statistic for calcuation: "3.6% adults annually (NIMH)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Incidence extrapolations for USA for Post-traumatic stress disorder:
9,791,999 per year,
815,999 per month,
188,307 per week,
26,827 per day,
1,117 per hour,
18 per minute,
0 per second.
[Source statistic for calculation: "3.6% adults annually (NIMH)" -- see also general information about data sources]
Prevalance of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
PTSD affects about 5.2 million adult Americans. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Prevelance of Post-traumatic stress disorder discussion:
About 30
percent of the men and women who have spent time in war zones experience
PTSD. One million war veterans developed PTSD after serving in Vietnam.
PTSD has also been detected among veterans of the Persian Gulf War, with
some estimates running as high as 8 percent.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
Incidence of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
About 3.6 percent of U.S. adults ages 18 to 54
(5.2 million people) have PTSD during the course of a given year. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
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Posttraumatic stress disorder:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
PTSD occurs in response to an extremely distressing event, including a serious threat of harm to the patient or his family, such as war, abuse, or violent crime. It may be triggered by sudden destruction of his home or community by a bombing, fire, flood, tornado, earthquake, or similar disaster. It may also follow witnessing the death or serious injury of another person by torture, in a death camp, by natural disaster, or by a motor vehicle or airplane crash.
Preexisting psychopathology can predispose some patients to this disorder, but anyone can develop it, especially if the stressor is extreme.
Any person who has experienced traumatic relocation due to such events as rioting or other civil strife, extreme natural disasters, or war should be assessed for signs of PTSD.
PTSD can occur at any age. Most cases resolve 3 months after the traumatic event, but some cases can last for years.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Traumatic amputation:
Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Traumatic amputations usually result directly from accidents involving factory, farm, power tools, or motor vehicles. Natural disasters, wars, and terrorist attacks can also cause traumatic amputations.
Below the knee amputations account for 53% of traumatic leg amputations; with about 33% above the knee. Lower limb amputations account for 91.7% of traumatic amputations. Incidence of below the elbow amputation is 4.4%, and above the elbow amputations account for 2%.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
About prevalence and incidence statistics:
The term 'prevalence' of Post-traumatic stress disorder usually refers to the estimated population
of people who are managing Post-traumatic stress disorder at any given time.
The term 'incidence' of Post-traumatic stress disorder refers to the annual diagnosis rate,
or the number of new cases of Post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosed each year.
Hence, these two statistics types can differ:
a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence,
but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence.
For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.
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