Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Patients with Heavy Alcohol Consumption and Alcoholic Hepatitis.
Niharika R SamalaSpencer G LourensVijay H ShahPatrick S KamathArun J SanyalDavid W CrabbQing TangSvetlana RadaevaSuthat LiangpunsakulNaga ChalasaniPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2018)
Compared to previously reported prevalence in general population, heavy drinking individuals with or without AH have significantly higher prevalence of PTSD. However, PTSD was not associated with higher relapse rate or higher mortality in this population.