Epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder: A prospective cohort study based on multiple nationwide Swedish registers of 4.6 million people.
Anxiety disorders
common mental disorders
epidemiology
posttraumatic stress disorder
transcultural psychiatry
Journal
European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists
ISSN: 1778-3585
Titre abrégé: Eur Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9111820
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 09 2022
08 09 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
9
9
2022
medline:
1
10
2022
entrez:
8
9
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Experiencing exceptionally threatening or horrifying traumas can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Increasing political unrest/war/natural disasters worldwide could cause more traumatic events and change the population burden of PTSD. Most PTSD research is based on surveys, prone to selection/recall biases with inconsistent results. The aim was therefore, to use register-based data to identify the occurrence of PTSD and contributing factors in the Swedish general population. This register-based cohort study used survival analysis. Individuals born between 1960-1995, aged ≥15 years, registered and living in Sweden, not emigrating, anytime between 1990-2015, not receiving specialized care for PTSD before 2006 were included ( Between 2006-2016, the incidence of specialized healthcare utilization for PTSD nearly doubled, and 0.7% of the study population received such care. The highest risk was observed for refugees [aHR 8.18; 95% CI:7.85-8.51] and for those with depressive disorder [aHR 4.51; 95% CI:3.95-5.14]. Higher PTSD risk was associated with female sex, older age, low education, single parenthood, low household income, urbanicity, and being born to a foreign-born parent. PTSD is more common among refugee migrants, individuals with psychiatric disorders, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged. It is important that provision of services for PTSD are made available, particularly to these higher risk, and often hard-to-reach groups.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Experiencing exceptionally threatening or horrifying traumas can lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Increasing political unrest/war/natural disasters worldwide could cause more traumatic events and change the population burden of PTSD. Most PTSD research is based on surveys, prone to selection/recall biases with inconsistent results. The aim was therefore, to use register-based data to identify the occurrence of PTSD and contributing factors in the Swedish general population.
METHODS
This register-based cohort study used survival analysis. Individuals born between 1960-1995, aged ≥15 years, registered and living in Sweden, not emigrating, anytime between 1990-2015, not receiving specialized care for PTSD before 2006 were included (
RESULTS
Between 2006-2016, the incidence of specialized healthcare utilization for PTSD nearly doubled, and 0.7% of the study population received such care. The highest risk was observed for refugees [aHR 8.18; 95% CI:7.85-8.51] and for those with depressive disorder [aHR 4.51; 95% CI:3.95-5.14]. Higher PTSD risk was associated with female sex, older age, low education, single parenthood, low household income, urbanicity, and being born to a foreign-born parent.
CONCLUSIONS
PTSD is more common among refugee migrants, individuals with psychiatric disorders, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged. It is important that provision of services for PTSD are made available, particularly to these higher risk, and often hard-to-reach groups.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36073092
doi: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.2311
pii: S0924933822023112
pmc: PMC9532217
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e60Subventions
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/L010305/1
Pays : United Kingdom
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