PTSD and Trauma-Related Difficulties in Sexual Minority Women: The Impact of Perceived Social Support

Brandon J. Weiss; Donn W. Garvert; Marylène Cloitre

doi:10.1002/jts.22061

PTSD and Trauma-Related Difficulties in Sexual Minority Women: The Impact of Perceived Social Support

Brandon J. Weiss, Donn W. Garvert, Marylène Cloitre

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This study examined posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related symptoms among sexual minority (SM) and heterosexual women and the influence of social support on the relationship between SM status and symptoms. We hypothesized that SM women would endorse higher symptoms of PTSD and related difficulties and that social support would moderate the relationship between SM status and symptoms. The sample, women seeking treatment for PTSD related to interpersonal violence (n = 477; mean age = 36.07 years; 22.9% SM) completed clinician-administered measures of PTSD and self-report measures of trauma-related difficulties and social support. The rate of PTSD diagnosis was higher for SM women.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	563-571
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Traumatic Stress
Volume	28
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22061
State	Published - Dec 1 2015

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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