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- Title
The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in an adolescent inpatient unit.
- Authors
Koltek, Mark; Wilkes, T. C. R.; Atkinson, Mark; Koltek, M; Wilkes, T C; Atkinson, M
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To examine the prevalence and comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in an adolescent inpatient population. A 2-year retrospective chart study was conducted.<bold>Method: </bold>Computer-registered data of discharge records from 1993 and 1994 were recovered. Patients were grouped by diagnosis; frequency and chi-square statistical analyses were performed to ascertain the prevalence and the comorbidity of various diagnoses with PTSD.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 187 patients, 114 females and 73 males, with a mean age of 15 years were reviewed, and 42% (79) of all patients had a diagnosis of PTSD using DSM-III-R criteria. There were 54 females and 25 males with PTSD; however, gender effect was not clinically significant. Associated comorbidity reaching clinical significance included other anxiety disorders (P = 0.008) and depressive disorders (P = 0.003). Asthma was diagnosed as a significant clinical disorder (P = 0.05) comorbid with PTSD. PTSD diagnoses correlated strongly with a history of abuse (P = 0.0001).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>PTSD occurs frequently in adolescent inpatients and is commonly comorbid with other diagnostic presentations. These findings may affect the management of PTSD and prognosis for this population.
- Subjects
ALBERTA; POST-traumatic stress disorder; DISEASES in teenagers; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS; DEPRESSION in adolescence; ANXIETY in adolescence; ASTHMA; LUNG diseases; DISEASE management; DIAGNOSIS of mental depression; DIAGNOSIS of post-traumatic stress disorder; CHILD abuse &; psychology; PSYCHIATRIC hospital statistics; CHILD abuse; MENTAL depression; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; PATIENTS; CROSS-sectional method; ANXIETY disorders; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1998, Vol 43, Issue 1, p64
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/070674379804300107