TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Psychiatric admission as a risk factor for posttraumatic stress disorder
JO  - Psychiatry research
A1  - Martinaki, Sofia
A1  - Kostaras, Panagiotis
A1  - Mihajlovic, Natasa
A1  - Papaioannou, Aggeliki
A1  - Asimopoulos, Charis
A1  - Masdrakis, Vasilis
A1  - Angelopoulos, Elias
SP  - e114176
EP  - e114176
VL  - 305
IS  - 
N2  - Psychiatric hospitalization poses a risk for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), partly because of coercion. However, the role of legal status is less clear, while factors like insight, exposure to violence and affective disorders have not been addressed adequately. The present study aims at assessing PTSD rates after hospitalization and evaluating the potential role of these factors. 98 inpatients were assessed for PTSD, insight, main diagnosis, adverse events during hospitalization and legal status. Assessment took place at discharge (T1) and three months later (T2). Three months after discharge, 74.2% of patients with affective disorders met symptom-criteria for PTSD. Voluntarily hospitalized patients had more severe PTSD-symptoms. This relation vanished after controlling for affective disorders. The latter, as well as exposure to violence were the most significant risk factors at T2. Female gender, marital status (not married) and employment status (not employed), were additional risk factors at T1, while involuntary medication had a negative effect on PTSD-symptoms. Voluntarily hospitalized patients are more vulnerable to PTSD, due to higher rates of affective disorders. Females suffering from affective disorders who are not married and not employed should be monitored for PTSD symptoms during and after hospitalization, especially if exposed to violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0165-1781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114176
ID  - ref1
ER  -