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Posttraumatic stress symptoms and associated comorbidity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland: A population based study
Karatzias, Thanos; Shevlin, Mark; Murphy, Jamie; Mcbride, Orla; Ben-Ezra, Menachem; Bentall, Richard P.; Vallières, Frédérique; Hyland, Philip
Authors
Mark Shevlin
Jamie Murphy
Orla Mcbride
Menachem Ben-Ezra
Richard P. Bentall
Frédérique Vallières
Philip Hyland
Abstract
The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as it relates to people’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to determined. This study was conducted to determine rates of COVID-19 related PTSD in the Irish general population, the level of comorbidity with depression and anxiety, and sociodemographic risk factors associated with COVID-19 related PTSD. A nationally representative sample of adults from the general population of the Republic of Ireland (N = 1,041) completed self-report measures of all study variables. The rate of COVID-19 related PTSD was 17.7% (95% CI = 15.35 - 19.99%: n=184), and comorbidity with generalized anxiety (49.5%) and depression (53.8%) was high. Meeting the diagnostic requirement for COVID-19 related PTSD was associated with younger age, male sex, living in a city, living with children, moderate and high perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, and screening positive for anxiety or depression. Traumatic stress problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic are common in the general population. Our results show that health professionals responsible for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic should expect to routinely encounter traumatic stress problems.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 8, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 13, 2020 |
Publication Date | 2020-08 |
Deposit Date | Jun 10, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jul 14, 2021 |
Print ISSN | 0894-9867 |
Electronic ISSN | 1573-6598 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 365-370 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22565 |
Keywords | COVID-19; posttraumatic stress disorder; risk-factors; pandemic |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2667427 |
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