Prof Rzeszutek mentions that globally, PTSD is recorded on average in about 5-10 per cent of the population, in Central Europe in 1-4 per cent, in the USA in 4-8 per cent and in Africa in more than 10 per cent.

The new study included a representative group of Poles (almost 1 600 people). It turned out that the percentage of people with PTSD in Poland is surprisingly high: it amounts to as much as 19 per cent (it is mentioned in a publication in PLOS One) "And this means that Poland is - as far as we know - the most traumatised country in the world". - assesses Prof. Rzeszutek.

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Long-lasting effects of World War II trauma on PTSD symptoms and embodiment levels in a national sample of Poles - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Long-lasting effects of World War II trauma on PTSD symptoms and embodiment levels in a national sample of Poles

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