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Trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD in the Republic of Ireland: prevalence, service use, comorbidity, and risk factors

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Hyland, Philip, Vallières, Frédérique, Cloitre, Marylène, Ben-Ezra, Menachem, Karatzias, Thanos, Olff, Miranda, Murphy, Jamie, Shevlin, Mark·2021·Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
DOI 10.1007/s00127-020-01912-x
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Purpose This study represents the first assessment of the prevalence of trauma exposure, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD), ever conducted in the general population of the Republic of Ireland. Additionally, prevalence of past-year mental health service use, comorbidity with major depression and generalized anxiety, and risk factors associated with PTSD and CPTSD were assessed.Methods A nationally representative sample of non-institutionalized Irish adults (N = 1020) completed self-report measures of trauma history, trauma-related psychopathology, mental health service use, and concurrent mental health problems.Results Lifetime exposure to one or more traumatic events was 82.3%, and 67.8% reported experiencing two or more traumatic events. Males and females significantly differed in their frequency of exposure to eight of 16 traumatic events. The past-month prevalence for PTSD was 5.0% (95% CI 3.7%, 6.3%) and 7.7% (95% CI 6.1%, 9.4%) for CPTSD. Of those who screened positive for PTSD or CPTSD, 48.6% accessed mental health care in the past year. Comorbidity with major depression and generalized anxiety was high, especially among those with CPTSD. Several unique and shared risk factors for PTSD and CPTSD were identified.Conclusion Approximately one-in-eight Irish adults met diagnostic requirements for PTSD or CPTSD, and comorbidity with other disorders was high. History of interpersonal trauma and exposure to multiple types of trauma in different developmental periods were associated with CPTSD. Many individuals did not access mental health care revealing a substantial mental health treatment gap.

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Authors
Hyland, P., Vallières, F., Cloitre, M., Ben-Ezra, M., Karatzias, T., Olff, M., Murphy, J., & Shevlin, M.
Affiliations
  • National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE)
  • Trinity College Dublin (IE)
  • NHS Lothian (GB)
  • Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam (NL)
  • University of Ulster (GB)
Corresponding author
Hyland, Philip
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Venue
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2020-07-06
Volume
56
Issue
4
Pages
649-658
ISSN
  • 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-9285
DOI
10.1007/s00127-020-01912-x
OpenAlex
W3039719875
Cited by
103
References
34
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 1
FWCI
4.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Pure Amsterdam UMC (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, complex PTSD, trauma exposure, prevalence, mental health service utilization, treatment gap, comorbidities, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, risk factors, interpersonal trauma, multiple trauma exposure, sex differences, general population, Republic of Ireland
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Humans, Ireland, Male, Risk Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Comorbidity, Prevalence, International Classification of Diseases

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