Historical and regional particularities in the prevalence of traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in East and West Germany

• Main Authors: Christoph Kasinger (Author), Ann-Christin Schulz (Author), Christine Ulke (Author), Andreas Maercker (Author), Manfred Beutel (Author), Elmar Brähler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Epidemiological research on the prevalence of traumatic events and PTSD has shown that there are significant differences between countries, due to their different history and socialization processes. In the case of Germany, this is particularly relevant. Germany was divided into...