Trauma, PTSD, and complex PTSD in the Republic of Ireland: prevalence, service use, comorbidity, and risk factors.

Philip HylandFrédérique VallièresMarylène CloitreMenachem Ben-EzraThanos KaratziasMiranda OlffJamie MurphyMark Shevlin

Published in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2020)

Approximately one-in-eight Irish adults met diagnostic requirements for PTSD or CPTSD, and comorbidity with other disorders was high. History of interpersonal trauma and exposure to multiple types of trauma in different developmental periods were associated with CPTSD. Many individuals did not access mental health care revealing a substantial mental health treatment gap.

Keyphrases

mental health
risk factors
posttraumatic stress disorder
trauma patients
social support
healthcare
mental illness
depressive symptoms
primary care
combination therapy