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JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 134-141Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21766
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- MRC [MR/K023241/1, G0901530] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MR/K023241/1, G0901530] Funding Source: researchfish
- Public Health Agency [COM/4437/11, COM/4411/10] Funding Source: researchfish
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The authors provide epidemiological estimates of trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and associated mental disorders in Northern Ireland (NI) with a focus on the impact of civil conflict using data from the NI Study of Health and Stress (NISHS), a representative epidemiological survey of adults in NI. Overall 60.6% had a lifetime traumatic event, and 39.0% experienced a presumed conflict-related event. Men were significantly more likely to experience any traumatic event and most conflict-related event types (p < .05). The lifetime and 12-month prevalence of PTSD were 8.8% and 5.1%, respectively. Furthermore, the lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder among men and women who experienced a conflict-related trauma (46.0% and 55.9%, respectively) was significantly higher than the prevalence among men and women who did not experience this type of traumatic event (27.2% and 31.1%, respectively). Given the public health burden posed by PTSD and additional impact of conflict, specific attention must be paid to the policy, service, and clinical challenge of delivering evidence-based treatments in the wake of a tumultuous period of conflict.
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