Inga Truskauskaite
ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in Lithuanian university students: Prevalence and associations with trauma exposure
Truskauskaite, Inga; Dumarkaite, Austeja; Petrauskaite, Gabija; Andersson, Gerhard; Brailovskaia, Julia; Karatzias, Thanos; Margraf, Jürgen; Kazlauskas, Evaldas
Authors
Austeja Dumarkaite
Gabija Petrauskaite
Gerhard Andersson
Julia Brailovskaia
Prof Thanos Karatzias T.Karatzias@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Jürgen Margraf
Evaldas Kazlauskas
Abstract
Objective: Young adults are at high risk for developing mental disorders. Moreover, trauma exposure and trauma-related disorders in emerging adulthood are highly prevalent. The study aimed to explore the prevalence of traumatic experiences, probable ICD-11 posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), probable complex PTSD (CPTSD), and links between trauma exposure and traumatic stress reactions among first-year university students in Lithuania. Method: In total, 1,626 university students from Lithuania, 68.2% female, mean age 19.09 (SD = 1.05) years, were recruited for the study. Probable ICD-11 PTSDs were measured using the self-report International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ). Results: A majority (77.2%) of young adults had been exposed to traumatic experiences. The prevalence of probable ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD in the total sample was 4.6% and 3.4%, respectively. Both PTSD and CPTSD were associated with cumulative lifetime trauma experiences. CPTSD was related to sexual trauma, whereas PTSD was linked to single traumatic incidents, like a physical assault. Both probable PTSD and probable CPTSD were associated with physical and sexual abuse in childhood. Conclusion: The findings of our study show that nearly 8 in 10 university students were exposed to trauma at the beginning of their studies. The prevalence of probable PTSD/CPTSD was comparable to other studies conducted on the general population and university students.
Citation
Truskauskaite, I., Dumarkaite, A., Petrauskaite, G., Andersson, G., Brailovskaia, J., Karatzias, T., Margraf, J., & Kazlauskas, E. (2023). ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in Lithuanian university students: Prevalence and associations with trauma exposure. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(5), 772–780. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001436
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 7, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 23, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023-07 |
Deposit Date | Jan 25, 2023 |
Journal | Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy |
Print ISSN | 1942-9681 |
Electronic ISSN | 1942-969X |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 5 |
Pages | 772–780 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001436 |
Keywords | trauma, prevalence, PTSD, complex PTSD, youth, Lithuania |
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