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ArticleActa psychiatrica Scandinavica2020

Traumatic experiences, ICD-11 PTSD, ICD-11 complex PTSD, and the overlap with ICD-10 diagnoses.

L Møller, M Augsburger, A Elklit, U Søgaard, E Simonsen

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L MøllerPsychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1515-1376
M AugsburgerDivision of Psychopathology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
A ElklitDepartment of Psychology, National Centre of Psychotraumatology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
U SøgaardPsychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.
E SimonsenPsychiatric Research Unit, Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

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objectivesThis study investigated the frequency of traumatic experiences, prevalence rates of ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD), and overlap with ICD-10 classified disorders in outpatient psychiatry.

methodOverall, 165 Danish psychiatric outpatients answered the International Trauma Questionnaire, the Life Event Checklist, and the World Health Organization Well-being Index. ICD-10 diagnoses were extracted from the hospital record. Chi-square analysis, t-tests, and conditional probability analysis were used for statistical analysis.

resultsNearly, all patients (94%) had experienced at least one traumatic event. CPTSD (36%) was more common than PTSD (8%) and had considerable overlap with ICD-10 affective, anxiety, PTSD, personality, adjustment and stress-reaction disorders, and behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. ICD-11 PTSD overlapped with ICD-10 anxiety, PTSD, adjustment and stress-reaction disorders, and behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. A subgroup of patients with ICD-10 PTSD (23%) did not meet criteria for ICD-11 PTSD or CPTSD.

conclusionTraumatic experiences are common. ICD-11 CPTSD is a highly prevalent disorder in psychiatric outpatients. One quarter with ICD-10 PTSD did not meet criteria for either ICD-11 PTSD or CPTSD. PTSD and CPTSD had considerable overlap with ICD-10 disorders.

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International Classification of DiseasesAdolescentAdultAgedDenmarkFemaleHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedOutpatientsPrevalencePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychological TraumaStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSurveys and Questionnairescomplex post-traumatic stress disorderICD-10ICD-11post-traumatic stress disordertraumatic event

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PMCPMC7317379

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