PTSD in mental health outpatient settings: highly prevalent and under-recognized
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
; 41(3): 213-217, May-June 2019. tab
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| ID: biblio-1011498
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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.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Psychiatry
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Braz. J. Psychiatry (São Paulo, 1999, Impr.)
Journal subject:
PSIQUIATRIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil