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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em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1011498
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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Assunto principal:
Psiquiatria
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Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
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Pesquisa qualitativa
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Assunto da revista:
Psiquiatria
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
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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