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Prevalence and sociocultural correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder and complex PTSD among Chinese community health service users in Hong Kong.
- Source :
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry; Jun2023, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p895-905, 11p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objectives: Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is a newly recognized trauma disorder in ICD-11. Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of CPTSD in primary care settings. Its cultural aspects also remained minimally explored. This study investigated the prevalence and sociocultural correlates of PTSD and complex PTSD among Chinese community health service users in Hong Kong. Methods: This study investigated ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD in a sample of adults (N = 376) who had recently received services from Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners in Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese medicine service is part of primary care services in Chinese societies. Participants completed self-report measures of CPTSD, trauma exposure, perceived family support, perceived caregiver's Chinese traditionality/modernity, participation (social activities and occupational productivity), depression and pain. Results: The past-month prevalence of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD was 5.6% and 18.4%, respectively, in our sample. Chi-square tests and one-way ANOVAs revealed that participants with CPTSD were younger and reported more trauma, lower family support, lower levels of social participation and productivity, more depressive symptoms and pain, and more social welfare and mental health service usages than those without PTSD. We found that perceived caregiver's Chinese modernity (e.g. egalitarianism) was negatively correlated with CPTSD symptoms. Apart from age, non-betrayal trauma had the strongest association with classical PTSD symptoms, while betrayal trauma and perceived family support had the strongest association with disturbances in self-organization symptoms. Conclusion: This study provides the first data regarding the prevalence and correlates of ICD-11 PTSD and CPTSD among community health service users in Hong Kong. PTSD and CPTSD are common but often unrecognized mental health problems which are associated with more impairments and more service needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CULTURE
SOCIAL participation
CAREGIVERS
PAIN
LABOR productivity
SELF-evaluation
FAMILY support
ONE-way analysis of variance
AGE distribution
POST-traumatic stress disorder
COMMUNITY health services
SOCIAL factors
EMOTIONAL trauma
OCCUPATIONS
COMPARATIVE studies
MENTAL depression
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
CHI-squared test
PUBLIC welfare
MEDICAL needs assessment
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00207640
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164077934
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640221141018