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9250439

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
Psychotic symptoms and psychotic disorder diagnoses have occasionally been reported in association with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although psychotic features may be related to core PTSD symptoms, i.e., part of the reexperiencing phenomena, it is possible that they are secondary to certain comorbid disorders which are also prevalent in this patient population, e.g. major depression or substance abuse. In a prospective study, combat associated PTSD patients (n = 25) were administered clinical ratings, including the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R with psychotic screen (SCID-P), Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) and the Impact of Events Scale (IES). Thirty-six percent (n = 9) endorsed psychotic symptoms with associated comorbidity including: major depressive episode, bipolar disorder, alcohol or polysubstance abuse panic disorder, and phobias. All but one of the patients with psychotic features also met criteria for major depressive episode. None had a primary psychotic disorder diagnosis. There were no significant differences in total CAPS scores between patients with or without psychotic features (82.6 +/-0 17.6 versus 75.3 +/- 22.4, p ns), nor for the different symptom cluster subscales. There were also no differences in the IES scores between groups (34.8 +/- 10 versus 32.6 +/- 10 p ns). This suggests that these psychotic features may not necessarily reflect severity of PTSD symptoms. PTSD may share a common diathesis with mood disorders including psychotic depression. Further study is needed of these phenomena.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1091-4269
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
5
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Psychotic features and combat-associated PTSD.
pubmed:affiliation
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29401, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study