Violence and Risk of PTSD, Major Depression,

Dean G. Kilpatrick, Kenneth J. Ruggiero, Ron Acierno, Benjamin E. Saunders,
Heidi S. Resnick, and Connie L. Best
Medical University of South Carolina



With a national household probability sample of 4,023 telephone-interviewed adolescents ages 12–17,
this study provides prevalence, comorbidity, and risk-factor data for posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), major depressive episode (MDE), and substance abuse/dependence (SA/D). Roughly 16% of
boys and 19% of girls met criteria for at least 1 diagnosis. Six-month PTSD prevalence was 3.7% for boys
and 6.3% for girls, 6-month MDE prevalence was 7.4% for boys and 13.9% for girls, and 12-month SA/D
prevalence was 8.2% for boys and 6.2% for girls. PTSD was more likely to be comorbid than were MDE
and SA/D. Results generally support the hypothesis that exposure to interpersonal violence (i.e., physical
assault, sexual assault, or witnessed violence) increases the risk of these disorders and of diagnostic
comorbidity.

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