TRAUMA AND POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER IN SUBJECTS WITH ANXIETY DISORDERS

Trauma histories were obtained from 711 subjects in a large study of a nxiety disorders, with the intent of determining the prevalence and na ture of psychological trauma in this group. Twenty-seven percent of su bjects reported significant trauma; 35% of these (10% of all subjects) met DSM-III-R criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Subj ects reporting sexual trauma were significantly more likely to have PT SD. The rate of PTSD was not higher in subjects with panic disorder th an in those with other anxiety disorders.