Posttraumatic stress disorder among female street-based sex workers in the greater Sydney area, Australia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This paper examines rates of exposure to work-related violence and other trauma, and the prevalence of lifetime and current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among female street-based sex workers. It also investigates associations...

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Main Authors: Degenhardt Louisa, Roxburgh Amanda, Copeland Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/6/24