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

• Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 649 - 658
• Main Authors: Hyland, Philip, Vallières, Frédérique, Cloitre, Marylène, Ben-Ezra, Menachem, Karatzias, Thanos, Olff, Miranda, Murphy, Jamie, Shevlin, Mark
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.04.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Anxiety; Comorbidity; Depression, Mental; Epidemiology; Exposure; Female; Health care; Health services; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Ireland - epidemiology; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental depression; Mental disorders; Mental health; Original Paper; Post traumatic stress disorder; Prevalence; Psychiatric services; Psychiatry; Psychological stress; Psychology, Pathological; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; Ireland; Complex PTSD (PTSD); Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Trauma; Service use; Risk factors

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, comorbidit...