Traumatic Events, Drug Use, And Symptoms Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In College Students
Abstract
425 undergraduates completed a PTSD self-report scale, the Trauma Symptom Inventory, the Lifetime Involvement in Violent Events Survey, and a substance abuse questionnaire. They were also asked if they had experienced a trauma, and if not, what was the worst thing that had ever happened to them. Violent trauma was the best predictor of symptoms of PTSD, marijuana use, frequency and amount of alcohol use. Gender effects were also obtained: women reported higher levels of symptoms while men reported higher levels of drug use.
Description
Program year: 1996/1997Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Citation
Bailey, Jennifer (1997). Traumatic Events, Drug Use, And Symptoms Of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder In College Students. University Undergraduate Research Fellow. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -BaileyJ _1997.