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COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with lived experience of psychiatric disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevalence estimates of COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have ranged from 1% to over 60% in the general population. Individuals with lived experience of a psychiatric disorder may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19-related PTSD but this has received inadequate attention.

Methods

Participants were 1571 adults with lived experience of psychiatric disorder who took part in a longitudinal study of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. PTSD was assessed by the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) anchored to the participant's most troubling COVID-19-related experiencevent. Factors hypothesised to be associated with traumatic stress symptoms were investigated by linear regression.

Results

40.10% of participants perceived some aspect of the pandemic as traumatic. 5.28% reported an ICD-11 PTSD qualifying COVID-19 related traumatic exposure and 0.83% met criteria for probable ICD-11 COVID-19-related PTSD. Traumatic stress symptoms were associated with younger age, lower income, lower social support, and financial worries, and lived experience of PTSD/complex PTSD. Depression and anxiety measured in June 2020 predicted traumatic stress symptoms at follow-up approximately 20 weeks later in November 2020.

Conclusions

We did not find evidence of widespread COVID-19-related PTSD among individuals with lived experience of a psychiatric disorder. There is a need for future research to derive valid prevalence estimates of COVID-19-related PTSD.

SUBMITTER: Lewis C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9348441 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with lived experience of psychiatric disorder.

Lewis Catrin C Lewis Katie K Roberts Alice A Evison Claudia C Edwards Bethan B John Ann A Lloyd Keith K Pearce Holly H Poole Rob R Richards Natalie N Robinson Catherine C Jones Ian I Bisson Jonathan I JI

Depression and anxiety 20220510 7

<h4>Background</h4>Prevalence estimates of COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have ranged from 1% to over 60% in the general population. Individuals with lived experience of a psychiatric disorder may be particularly vulnerable to COVID-19-related PTSD but this has received inadequate attention.<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were 1571 adults with lived experience of psychiatric disorder who took part in a longitudinal study of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. PTSD was ...[more]

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COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with lived experience of psychiatric disorder.

Background

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Conclusions

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COVID-19-related posttraumatic stress disorder in adults with lived experience of psychiatric disorder.

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