TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal behaviors in American adolescents: analysis of 159,500 psychiatric hospitalizations
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Eskander, Noha
A1  - Vadukapuram, Ramu
A1  - Zahid, Shaheer
A1  - Ashraf, Sahar
A1  - Patel, Rikinkumar S.
SP  - ee8017
EP  - ee8017
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
N2  - OBJECTIVEs Our main goal is to understand the demographics and psychiatric comorbidities and to evaluate the risk of suicidal behaviors in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) adolescents. <br><br>METHODS We included 159,500 adolescents (age, 12 to 18 years) with a primary psychiatric diagnosis from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from January to December 2014 and grouped them by a diagnosis of PTSD (N = 21,230 [13.3%]). A logistic regression model was used to measure the odds ratio (OR) for suicidal behaviors in PTSD versus non-PTSD cohorts. <br><br>RESULTS A higher proportion of PTSD adolescents were females (75.7%) and whites (63.6%). The most prevalent psychiatric comorbidities in PTSD inpatients (vs. non-PTSD) were anxiety disorders (100% vs. 31.9%) and mood disorders (89.4% vs. 84.7%). About 48.7% of PTSD inpatients had suicidal behaviors and had a higher risk (OR 1.23; 95% CI: 1.19-1.26; P < 0.001) compared to that seen in 43.6% of the non-PTSD cohort. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS Diagnosis of PTSD is prevalent in adolescents, especially females and whites, with anxiety and mood disorders being the most prevalent comorbidities. There exists a significant association between PTSD and suicidal behaviors, with an increased risk of 23% in adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8017
ID  - ref1
ER  -