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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

The Prevalence of PTSD in a Forensic Psychiatric Setting: The Impact of Traumatic Lifetime Experiences.

Valeria Bianchini, Giovanna Paoletti, Roberta Ortenzi, Brunella Lagrotteria, Rita Roncone, Vincenza Cofini, Giuseppe Nicolò

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Valeria BianchiniDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Giovanna PaolettiDSMDP Asl Roma 5, REMS Castore, Contrada Colle Cisterna, Subiaco, Italy.
Roberta OrtenziDSMDP Asl Roma 5, REMS Castore, Contrada Colle Cisterna, Subiaco, Italy.
Brunella LagrotteriaTerzo Centro di Psicoterapia, Rome, Italy.
Rita RonconeDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Vincenza CofiniDepartment of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Giuseppe NicolòTerzo Centro di Psicoterapia, Rome, Italy.
Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 · ITCentro di Terapia Metacognitiva Interpersonale · ITUniversity of L'Aquila · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Several studies have identified traumatic history among forensic patients and its association with criminal behaviors and psychiatric diagnoses. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent in forensic settings causing a serious deterioration of the primary psychiatric disorder. Aims: Our study aims to evaluate the prevalence of PTSD and the role of traumatic experiences and abuse in the development of severe psychiatric disorders in a sample of psychiatric offenders. Methods: Fifty-three patients admitted in Italian high intensity therapeutic facilities-the Results: Preliminary findings show that about 41% ( Conclusions: The high PTSD prevalence and the strong association found between trauma and abuse with the development of a personality disorder emphasizes the importance of an early evaluation and intervention on traumatic experiences in this difficult population of psychiatric patients; in fact, the treatment of psychiatric offenders is actually vague and devoid of scientific evidence. Our results open up the perspective on the use of known and specific interventions for trauma, such as EMDR and Mindfulness.

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