PTSD in mental health outpatient settings: highly prevalent and under-recognized
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
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41(3): 213-217, May-June 2019. tab
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Dans Anglais
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To estimate the current prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the diagnosis rate of this disorder ascertained by psychiatrists in training.Methods:
We interviewed 200 adults under treatment in a university mental health outpatient clinic. The PTSD diagnoses obtained using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-IV) were compared with the patients' medical records.Results:
Forty-one patients (20.5%) were diagnosed with current PTSD, but only one of them (2.4%) had previously received this diagnosis. This study confirms that although PTSD is highly prevalent among mental health outpatients, it is remarkably underdiagnosed in teaching hospitals.Conclusions:
These findings suggest that psychiatrists in training may be failing to investigate traumatic events and their consequences and strongly indicate that trauma-related issues should be given more prominence in psychiatry curricula and psychiatrist training.
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Sujet Principal:
Psychiatrie
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Troubles de stress post-traumatique
Type d'étude:
Étude de prévalence
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Recherche qualitative
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Facteurs de risque
Limites du sujet:
Adulte
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Adulte très âgé
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Femelle
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Humains
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Mâle
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Thème du journal:
Psychiatrie
Année:
2019
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
Institution/Pays d'affiliation:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)/BR
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Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)/BR
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)/BR
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