Question

Of those americans exposed to a severely traumatic event at some time in their lives, about ________ percent will develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress syndrome.

Answer 1

Of those Americans exposed to a severely traumatic event at some time in their lives, about 7.8% will develop symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD), represented by 10.4% women and 5% coming from the men’s population. Also, it could be around 3.6% adults within an age range of 18-54 develops PTSD at the course of a given year.