The effects of trauma can be very different for men and women

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US and Danish scientists investigated the outcomes for 1.3 million Danish people in the five years that followed a traumatic experience, and found men were more likely to turn to drink and drugs to cope, while women were more likely to develop depression. The results suggest the consequences of trauma differ widely between the sexes, which may help develop better methods for helping victims in the future, the authors conclude.

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conference: JAMA Network Open

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Organisation/s: University of California, USA

Funder: This study was supported by grants R01MH110453 and R01HL160850 from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Kofman was supported by grant T32MH015750 from the National Institute of Mental Health.

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