ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2006
Posttraumatic stress disorder in primary care with special reference to personality disorder comorbidity.
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- TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB-Mediated Inflammation Contributes to Cardiac Dysfunction in Rats of PTSD.Cellular and molecular neurobiology · 2020Article
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- Personality disorders associated with full and partial posttraumatic stress disorder in the U.S. population: results from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.Journal of psychiatric research · 2011Article
- Experiences of traumatic events and associations with PTSD and depression development in urban health care-seeking women.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2008Article
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Abstract
backgroundPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and disabling disturbance in primary care. Few studies have been carried out in primary care samples and none have taken into consideration the association between PTSD and personality disorder.
aimTo describe prevalence and risk factors of PTSD and its comorbidity with personality disorder.
settingGeneral practice centre in Valencia (Spain).
methodPatients who had experienced at least one traumatic event in their lives were selected from a random sample attending a primary healthcare centre in Valencia and blindly assessed by trained professionals. Patients suffering from PTSD were compared with those who were not. PTSD and personality disorder diagnoses were established using CIDI and SCID-II interviews respectively. Sex, age at the time of experiencing trauma, frequency, multiplicity and type of trauma, dissociative symptoms, personality disorder and severity of PTSD were subjected to multivariate analysis to estimate the probability of developing PTSD and its duration.
resultsLife prevalence rate was 14% and current prevalence 9%. Dissociative symptoms and personality disorder were significantly associated with PTSD. Cluster analysis based on age, frequency and type of trauma revealed the existence of one subgroup composed mainly of women who had experienced frequent body-contact trauma at an early age, developed severe PTSD and suffer from a variety of personality disorders, particularly paranoid personality disorder. Time to the complete disappearance of symptoms was only explained by the initial severity of PTSD.
conclusionPTSD is a frequent disorder in general practice and it is often associated with personality disorder. Women who experienced high frequency body-contact traumatic events at an early age often suffer from personality disorder and present a particularly severe form of PTSD deserving referral to specialised care.
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