Early Scars are Forever: Childhood Abuse in Patients with Adult-Onset PTSD is Associated with Increased Prevalence and Severity of Psychiatric Comorbidity

Psychiatric comorbidity seems to be the norm rather than the exception in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Creamer et al., 2001). In the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS), 88% of men and 79% of women with chronic PTSD met criteria for at least one other mental disorder. Lifetime PTSD was associated with increased odds of mood, anxiety, alcohol abuse/dependence, and drug abuse/dependence (Kessler et al., 1995). The Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being reported that another psychiatric disorder was present over the past 12 months in 85 ±2% of males and 79±7% of females with PTSD.

Source: Psychiatry Research - May 29, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: M árcio Gekker, Evandro Silva Freire Coutinho, William Berger, Mariana Pires da Luz, Alexandre Xavier Gomes de Araújo, Luiz Felipe Araújo da Costa Pagotto, Carla Marques-Portella, Ivan Figueira, Mauro Vitor Mendlowicz Source Type: research