Dominic Murphy1,2, Thanos Karatzias3,4, Walter Busuttil5, Neil Greenberg6, Mark Shevlin7. 1. Combat Stress, Research Department, Tyrwhitt House, Oaklawn Rd, Leatherhead, KT22 0BX, UK. dominic.murphy@combatstress.org.uk. 2. King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK. dominic.murphy@combatstress.org.uk. 3. School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK. 4. NHS Lothian Rivers Centre for Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, UK. 5. Combat Stress, Research Department, Tyrwhitt House, Oaklawn Rd, Leatherhead, KT22 0BX, UK. 6. King's Centre for Military Health Research, King's College London, London, UK. 7. School of Psychology, Ulster University, Derry, NI, UK.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Emerging evidence suggests that ICD-11 CPTSD is a more common condition than PTSD in treatment seeking samples although no study has explored risk factors and comorbidities of PTSD and CPTSD in veteran populations. In this study, risk factors and comorbidity between veterans meeting criteria for PTSD or CPTSD using the ICD-11 International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) were explored. METHODS: A sample of help-seeking veterans who had been diagnosed with a mental health difficulty (n = 177) was recruited. Participants completed a range of mental health and functioning measures. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore differences in the above factors between participants meeting case criteria for PTSD, CPTSD or another mental health disorder. RESULTS: Those with CPTSD appeared to have taken longer to seek help, reported higher rates of childhood adversity and more experiences of emotional or physical bullying during their military careers. Further, participants with CPTSD reported a greater burden of comorbid mental health difficulties including high levels of dissociation, anger, difficulties related to moral injury and common mental health difficulties and greater degree of impairment including social isolation, sleep difficulties and impaired functioning. CONCLUSIONS: Considering that CPTSD is a more debilitating condition than PTSD, there is now an urgent need to test the effectiveness of new and existing interventions in veterans with CPTSD.
PURPOSE: Emerging evidence suggests that ICD-11 CPTSD is a more common condition than PTSD in treatment seeking samples although no study has explored risk factors and comorbidities of PTSD and CPTSD in veteran populations. In this study, risk factors and comorbidity between veterans meeting criteria for PTSD or CPTSD using the ICD-11 International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) were explored. METHODS: A sample of help-seeking veterans who had been diagnosed with a mental health difficulty (n = 177) was recruited. Participants completed a range of mental health and functioning measures. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore differences in the above factors between participants meeting case criteria for PTSD, CPTSD or another mental health disorder. RESULTS: Those with CPTSD appeared to have taken longer to seek help, reported higher rates of childhood adversity and more experiences of emotional or physical bullying during their military careers. Further, participants with CPTSD reported a greater burden of comorbid mental health difficulties including high levels of dissociation, anger, difficulties related to moral injury and common mental health difficulties and greater degree of impairment including social isolation, sleep difficulties and impaired functioning. CONCLUSIONS: Considering that CPTSD is a more debilitating condition than PTSD, there is now an urgent need to test the effectiveness of new and existing interventions in veterans with CPTSD.
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