Psychotic Symptoms in Combat-Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
| Autor: | Ika Rončević-Gržeta, Mirjana Graovac, Igor Girotto, Tanja Frančišković, Ljiljana Moro, Jasna Grković, Tomislav Lesica, Ana Kaštelan, Vlatka Jurcan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male Warfare medicine.medical_specialty Croatia Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic Fight-or-flight response Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires mental disorders Humans Medicine Psychiatry psychotic symptoms post-traumatic stress disorder depression traumatization Depression (differential diagnoses) Clinical interview Combat Disorders business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Traumatic stress General Medicine Middle Aged Health Surveys Military Personnel Psychotic Disorders Military Psychiatry Psychotherapy Group business |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 172:273-277 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| DOI: | 10.7205/milmed.172.3.273 |
| Popis: | The presence of psychotic symptoms in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has already been recognized. Using the Structured Clinical Interview Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, we searched for and assessed psychotic symptoms in 91 males suffering from combat-related PTSD. Hallucinations and delusions were present in 20% of patients. We divided all patients into three groups: the group with hallucinations and delusions, the group without these symptoms, and the group with “subthreshold” psychotic symptoms. Using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale, and Structured Clinical Interview Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, we investigated differences between groups in the intensity of traumatization, severity of PTSD symptoms, and the frequency of depression. There were no significant differences between groups; however, there was one exception: severity of hyperarousal symptoms was positively correlated with occurrence of psychotic symptoms. |
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