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Traumatic experiences, ICD‐11 PTSD, ICD‐11 complex PTSD, and the overlap with ICD‐10 diagnoses

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Møller, L., Augsburger, M., Elklit, A., Søgaard, U., Simonsen, E.·2020·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

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Objectives: This study investigated the frequency of traumatic experiences, prevalence rates of ICD‐11 post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD), and overlap with ICD‐10 classified disorders in outpatient psychiatry. Method: Overall, 165 Danish psychiatric outpatients answered the International Trauma Questionnaire, the Life Event Checklist, and the World Health Organization Well‐being Index. ICD‐10 diagnoses were extracted from the hospital record. Chi‐square analysis, t‐tests, and conditional probability analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results: Nearly, all patients (94%) had experienced at least one traumatic event. CPTSD (36%) was more common than PTSD (8%) and had considerable overlap with ICD‐10 affective, anxiety, PTSD, personality, adjustment and stress‐reaction disorders, and behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. ICD‐11 PTSD overlapped with ICD‐10 anxiety, PTSD, adjustment and stress‐reaction disorders, and behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence. A subgroup of patients with ICD‐10 PTSD (23%) did not meet criteria for ICD‐11 PTSD or CPTSD. Conclusion: Traumatic experiences are common. ICD‐11 CPTSD is a highly prevalent disorder in psychiatric outpatients. One quarter with ICD‐10 PTSD did not meet criteria for either ICD‐11 PTSD or CPTSD. PTSD and CPTSD had considerable overlap with ICD‐10 disorders.

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  • In that Danish sample, cPTSD was comorbid in 44% of the BPD cases, while BPD was comorbid in only 10% of the cPTSD cases and 8% of the PTSD cases.

    “cPTSD was comorbid in 44% of the BPD cases, while BPD was comorbid in only 10% of the cPTSD cases and 8% of the PTSD cases.”

    From Complex PTSD and borderline personality disorder (2021) · cites this paper as [117]

    Table 2 in the Results (page not available) supports BPD in 10% of CPTSD cases (6/60) and 8% of PTSD cases (1/13). It shows CPTSD in 6 of 13 BPD cases, or about 46%, not 44%. (LLM, conf=0.91)

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  • In a sample of Danish adults in outpatient psychiatric treatment, ICD-11 cPTSD was more prevalent (36%) than BPD (8%) or PTSD (8%).

    “In a sample of Danish adults in outpatient psychiatric treatment [117] in which ICD-11 cPTSD was more prevalent (36%) than BPD (8%) or PTSD (8%)”

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Authors
Møller, L., Augsburger, M., Elklit, A., Søgaard, U., & Simonsen, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • University of Southern Denmark (DK)
Corresponding author
Møller, L.
Venue
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-02-29
Volume
141
Issue
5
Pages
421-431
ISSN
  • 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
  • 1600-0447
OpenAlex
W3005926386
Cited by
78
References
53
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI
3.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
Region Sjælland
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, ICD-11, ICD-10, traumatic events, diagnostic overlap, psychiatric outpatients, prevalence, anxiety disorders, personality disorders
MeSH terms
Psychological Trauma, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Mental Disorders, Denmark, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Outpatients, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Prevalence, International Classification of Diseases, Young Adult

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