Table 2 Frequencies and percentages of participants’ reports of lifetime exposure to potentially traumatic events

 Combat or exposure to war zone

128

84

57

37

26

17

 Lost contact with loved ones and fear for their safety

88

58

10

7

23

15

 Physical assault

71

46

30

20

21

14

 Forced displacement

71

46

38

25

29

19

 Fire or explosion

62

41

5

3

19

12

 Sudden loss of possessions to the point of poverty

61

40

4

3

13

9

 Transportation accident

53

35

35

23

9

6

 Assault with a weapon

52

34

21

14

48

32

 Severe human suffering

48

32

30

20

28

18

 Life-threatening illness/injury

43

28

67

44

31

20

 Starvation or fear of starvation

42

27

49

32

45

29

 Serious accident during work/home/recreational activity

21

14

36

23

58

38

 Other unwanted/uncomfortable sexual experience

17

11

10

7

7

5

 Exposure to toxic substance

16

10

15

10

10

7

 Serious injury, harm, or death you caused to someone else

16

10

19

12

11

7

 Sexual assault

15

10

25

16

20

13

 Natural disaster

13

9

36

24

17

11

 Captivity

3

2

28

18

10

7

 Sudden, violent death

–

–

12

8

34

22

 Sudden accidental death

–

–

68

44

17

11

 Any other very stressful event/experience

105

69

41

27

32

21