ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Post-traumatic stress disorder in French Guiana: prevalence and risk factors in the general population.
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- Representations of mental health, madness, mental illness and depression in the general population of French Guiana: Similarities and differences between sociodemographic subgroups.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial vulnerability of people working in informal gold mines in French Guiana: a multicentric cross-sectional survey in 2024-2025.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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Background: The context of French Guiana-characterized by frequent violence and intense immigration from regions where traumatic events are common-may lead to a different epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared with mainland France. In the absence of prior data, we aimed to estimate the overall prevalence of PTSD in the general population of French Guiana, along with its prevalence across different sociodemographic groups. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between March and August 2021, interviewing 881 subjects aged >17 years. Results: The overall prevalence of PTSD was 7.6 [95%CI = 5.9-9.5]. After adjusting for potential confounders among sociodemographic variables, only female sex (adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) = 2.1, 95%CI = 1.2-3.6, Conclusion: We found that the prevalence of PTSD is approximately 10 times higher than in mainland France and that substantial differences exist across origin, gender, and age group. We also observed that the majority of individuals do not seek treatment for their symptoms, and those who do often combine Western and traditional medicine. These findings emphasize the need for culturally sensitive approaches to screening and care.
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