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| Author(s): |
Coelho, Bruno Mendonca
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Santana, Geilson Lima
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Dantas, Heloisa de Souza
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Viana, Maria Carmen
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Andrade, Laura Helena
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Wang, Yuan-Pang
Total Authors: 6
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH; v. 156, p. 9-pg., 2022-12-01. |
| Abstract | |
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition, which generates an extensive burden. We aimed to investigate in a huge metropolitan area, the prevalence of traumatic experiences, the development of PTSD, and its predictors. Methods: Traumatic experiences and PTSD were assessed in 5037 adult individuals of the general population. Cross-tabulations method assessed the prevalence of traumatic events and PTSD. Logistic regression models investigated predictors of lifetime and 12-month odds of PTSD and the conditional probability of developing PTSD for specific traumas. Results: Lifetime and 12-month diagnoses of PTSD were found in 3.2% and 1.6% of the sample. 'Witnessing anyone being injured or killed, or unexpectedly seeing a dead body' (35,7%) and 'being mugged or threatened with a weapon' (34.0%) were the two most reported traumas. The commonest events before PTSD onset were 'sudden unexpected death of a loved one' (34.0%), 'interpersonal violence' (31.0%), and 'threats to the physical integrity of others' (25.0%). Experiences related to "interpersonal violence " presented the highest conditional probability for PTSD (range 2.2-21.2%). Being 'sexually assaulted or molested' (21.2% total; 22.3% women; 0.0% men) and being 'raped' (18.8% total; 18.4% women; 20.1% men) were the two experiences with the highest odds for PTSD. While being female was a predictor of less exposure to any event (OR = 0.69), females were more prone to develop lifetime PTSD after exposure to an event (OR = 2.38). Conclusion: Traumatic events are frequent in the general population and a small group of traumatic events accounts for most cases of subsequent PTSD. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 03/00204-3 - Epidemiological study of psychiatric disorders in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region: prevalence, risk factors, and social and economical burden |
| Grantee: | Laura Helena Silveira Guerra de Andrade |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 11/50517-4 - Identification of subgroups of alcohol users and related factors in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area: gender differences, sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidities |
| Grantee: | Laura Helena Silveira Guerra de Andrade |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |