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Women, Trauma, and PTSD
Description
Publication Year: 2011
Language: English
Website: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/women-trauma-and-ptsd.asp
This fact sheet explains why women are more likely to get post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than men after a traumatic event, what the signs and symptoms of PTSD are, and how the reactions to PTSD differ between men and women.
Availability
This publication is available only on the Internet.
Source
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20420
Phone: (202) 273-5400 Main line
Toll-free Phone: (800) 273-8255 VA Suicide Hotline En/Sp
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A federal government website managed by the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.200 Independence Avenue, S.W. • Washington, DC 20201
202-690-7650 • Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST (closed on federal holidays).
womenshealth.gov
A federal government website managed by the Office on Women's Health in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. • Washington, DC 20201