@article{ref1,
title="Is post-traumatic stress disorder related to the severity of physical trauma?",
journal="Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)",
year="2023",
author="Aydoğdu, Halil İlhan and Koca, Yasin and Cirakoglu, Emre and Anolay, Nurettin Nezih",
volume="69",
number="9",
pages="e20230439-e20230439",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Trauma can cause physical morbidity and even result in death. Besides, it can lead to serious mental problems as well. The most well-known mental health problem is post-traumatic stress disorder. Through this study, it was primarily aimed to find out whether the severity of physical trauma is effective on post-traumatic stress disorder and other risk factors if any. <br><br>METHODS: The reports of the patients who were transferred to the Turkish Council of Forensic Medicine Third Speciality Board between January 01, 2019, and December 31, 2020, for post-traumatic invalidity or disability evaluation and whose psychiatric examinations were performed were retrospectively analyzed in the electronic environment. <br><br>RESULTS: It was found that 34 (26.4%) of the patients had a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (under treatment for at least 6 months), while 76 (58.9%) of them did not have a psychiatric disease and 19 (14.7%) of them had mental disorders not associated with trauma (i.e., affective disorder, anxiety disorder, etc.). No significant correlation was found between trauma scores and post-traumatic stress disorder (p>0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Based on the results of our study, post-traumatic stress disorder and the severity of physical trauma are not significantly correlated. Being of female gender, sustaining a non-accidental injury, and witnessing a fatal event stand out as significant risk factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0104-4230",
doi="10.1590/1806-9282.20230439",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9282.20230439"
}