What are the rates of PTSD in women and men? The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is 5 to 6 percent in men and 10 to 12 percent in women. This means that women have almost double the rate of PTSD as men.

PTSD rates were still higher for women even when both sexes were compared on the same type of trauma. "PTSD may be diagnosed more in women in part because of the criteria used to define it.

Women also reported higher levels of PTSD than men (median PCL-5 scores, 33 vs. 26; P < .0001), Kjaergaard and colleagues found.

The study found that women were much more likely than men to meet the criteria for PTSD after returning home — 18.7 percent of women had PTSD compared with 8.7 percent of men.

Women with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at an increased risk for heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new study. Women with the most symptoms were about 60 percent more ...

Women are more likely than men to experience PTSD, according to the National Center for PTSD. Roughly 8 percent of women and 6 percent of men will have PTSD at some point in their lives.

In recent years, nearly 20,000 female veterans were diagnosed with PTSD and other war-related mental disorders. Research shows women are four-times more likely than men to have long-lasting PTSD.

Both, PTSD and dementia are more common among women than in men. It is estimated that around 8.6% of women living in the United States have experienced PTSD symptoms compared to only 4.1% of men.

The Wounded Warrior Project study shows female vets are more likely to have thoughts of suicide and experience sexual assault.