Posttraumatic stress disorder: prevalences, comorbidities and quality of life in a community sample of young adults

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros,Letícia Galery
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Silva,Ricardo Azevedo da, Souza,Luciano Dias de Mattos, Silva,Giovanna Del Grande da, Pinheiro,Ricardo Tavares, Jansen,Karen
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852015000100001
• topic: Posttraumatic stress disorder; depression; quality of life; young adults

Objectives To verify the prevalence of current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in young adults, the occurrence of comorbidities and its association with quality of life. Methods This is a cross-sectional population-based study. The targeted population consisted on individuals aged 18 to 24 years old, who lived in the urban area of Pelotas-RS, Brazil. Cluster sampling was applied. PTSD and its comorbidities were assessed using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI 5.0), whereas quality of life was evaluated with the eight domains of the Medical Outcomes Survey Short-form General Health Survey (SF-36). Results A total of 1,762 young adults were selected. The prevalence of PTSD was 2.1% and current episode of depression was the most prevalent comorbidity (71.9%). The individuals with PTSD had lower scores in all domains of quality of life. Conclusion These findings indicate that PTSD is associated with other psychopathologies, especially depression, and it has a substantial impact over quality of life in a sample of young adults.