Prevalence Of Posttraumatic Disorder Research Articles

Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Peshmargas, Whom fought against ISIS War in Kurdistan Region Borders

Background and objectives: Psychological disturbance is one of the most significant feature amongst individuals who are served military tasks. This study presented the Post Traumatic Disorder (PTSD) among the peshmargas (Kurdish military personnel) who joined in ISIS war. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among peshmargas returning from war and to identify the associated factors of PTSD among the study sample. Methods: A purposive sample of 113 peshmargas had been studied during the period 1st of January to 1st of June 2018. The participants’ responses to the PTSD Checklist had been recorded by the researchers. Results: The study revealed that 21.24% of peshmargas suffered from some symptoms of PTSD, more than half (52.21%) of them suffered from moderately to moderately high severity symptoms, and (26.55%) of them suffered from high severity of PTSD. It has been concluded that the high prevalence of PTSD among peshmargas needs attention from the concerned health institutions Conclusions: Evidence based research on treatment of PTSD among combat soldiers is neglected internationally. Most studies are needed to diagnosis the PTSD and other Psychological and Psychiatric disorder among non-deployed and deployed Peshmargas. Further research is needed to study the impact of positive PTSD on the psychosocial aspect of Peshmargas

The Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Factors among Staff in a Tertiary Hospital (Medical City) during COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in Makkah, K.S.A., 2020

Background: Living a pandemic disaster is associated with mental health consequences including post-traumatic disorder (PTSD). The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of PTSD among tertiary hospital staff working in King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC) in Saudi Arabia and the secondary objective is to determine the factors associated with the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design were used through an electronic survey questionnaire that sent to all KAMC staff who are working during early COVID-19 from June 2020 till June 2021. 118 from 235 were responded and included in the study. The Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS-5) was used. It is a reliable and valid tool in measuring the PTSD symptoms and severity. Results: The prevalence of PTSD among KAMC staff were found 50.2 % (Moderate 35.6%, Moderate to severe 38.1%, and Severe 26.3%). The gender found near significant P value in the avoidance domain and Arousal and reactivity domain (0.066), (0.073) respectively. In regards to nationality, the Arousal and reactivity domain showed a significant P value (0.03) among Saudi and non-Saudi while the other domain showed no significant value. Conclusion: Our study highlights the importance of the psychological stress and traumatic events in staff working during a disaster such as COVID-19 pandemics and the results should be taken in consideration to focus on the importance of mental health condition of working staff in a tertiary hospital.

The Mediating Role of Hope in the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Chinese Patients with Oral Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.

PurposeCancer diagnosis and treatment are long-term traumatic stressors. Depression and anxiety are known to be prevalent in patients with cancer, but post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) has been overlooked frequently in this population. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PTSD and examined the mediating role of hope in the relationship between perceived stress and PTSD symptoms in Chinese patients with oral cancer.MethodsA total of 230 oral cancer patients were recruited to complete a questionnaire including the Posttraumatic Stress Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C), the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) and the Herth Hope Index (HHI). Analysis of variances (ANOVA)/t-test, Person’s r and hierarchical linear regression analysis methods were conducted to assess the associations among perceived stress, hope and PTSD symptoms. Asymptotic and resampling strategies were used to explore the mediating role of hope.ResultsThe prevalence of PTSD symptoms was 6.05% in Chinese patients with oral cancer. Perceived stress was positively related to PTSD symptoms, explaining 39.9% of the variance. In addition, hope was negatively related to PTSD symptoms, explaining 5.9% of the variance. Besides, the proportion of mediation of hope was 30.06%.ConclusionPerceived stress was positively associated with PTSD symptoms, and hope was negatively associated with PTSD symptoms. Furthermore, hope played partial mediating role in the relationship between perceived stress and PTSD symptoms. Thus, more attention should be paid to patients’ PTSD status, and take measures is to relieve stress and increase hope.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms among Patients with Substance-Related Disorders in the Restive A

Objective: To study the primary clinical characteristics and prevalence of post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) symptom among patients with substance-related disorder living within the areas of Thailand, affected by insurgency.Material and Method: This study was a descriptive, cross-sectional survey based on self-administered questionnaireswhich included questions relating to: personal information, traumatic experiences and the Thai version of post-traumaticstress disorder check-list (Thai PCL.) The subjects were patients with substance-related disorders at Thanyarak Pattani Hospital. This information was gathered by psychiatric nurses during the period within the periods 1st of April through 30th of June, 2016. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the demographic characteristics of the patientsResults: Ninety-two patients were enrolled in the study, all male with a mean age of 28.8±7.3 years. They were mostly single, Muslim and had graduated from elementary school. Most of them denied a family history of addiction, however, many indicated one or more male siblings had misused some illegal drug. No psychiatric disorder was diagnosed orrecorded by the hospital. The most common substances used among these substance-related disorders patients weremethamphetamines (36.9%) and opioids (30.4%) with “heavy use”. The prevalence of PTSD symptoms by the ThaiPCL screening test was 4.3% (n=4). The 4 patients with a positive PCL result, reported that they felt terrified wheneverviolent situations in the unrest areas were announced. Three of them also stated for always felt extreme panic in order to delay evacuation, as well as experiencing a direct threat to their own life, or that of their family, having seen serious injuries and/or death of their peers and neighbors.Conclusion: The most common substances used in the areas affected by the insurgency of southern Thailand weremethamphetamines and opioids. There was no dual diagnosis of psychiatric disorders recorded and the prevalence of PTSD symptoms among patients with substance related disorders was 4.3%. Most of those, who were suspected of having PTSD, had experienced threats to themselves or family, witnessed serious injuries or the death of peers and neighbors.

PTSD in a One Year Old Girl After the Wenchuan Earthquake in Sichuan, China

On May 12, 2008, at 2:28 PM, an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter Scale struck Southwest China, with the epicenter in Wenchuan, a county about 92 km (about 58 miles) north-west of the Sichuan provincial capital of Chengdu. The earthquake destroyed about 6.5 million homes, leaving 4.8 million people homeless. Official figures stated that 69,196 are confirmed dead, including some 5,335 school children, while an additional 18,379 are listed as missing (Sina.com, 2009). An epidemiological survey conducted 2.5 months after the earthquake in two counties affected by the earthquake found the prevalence of post-traumatic disorder (PTSD) to be 45.5% in the heavily damaged county and 9.4% in the moderately damaged one (Kun et al., 2009).