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POSTTRAUMATSKI STRESNI POREMEĆAJ UZ KOMORBIDNE TJELESNE I PSIHIČKE BOLESTI

There is a small body of research about mental and physical comorbidity in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients despite the fact that some psychiatric disorders and physical conditions are commonly comorbid with PTSD. In this study, we researched the relation-ship between PTSD and its mental and physical comorbidities by comparing the number of patient hospitalizations across two ten- year periods. Our sample consisted of 2761 patients with warfare PTSD hospitalized during the 20-year period (1999-2018). The results confirmed a higher number of hospitalizations in the 2009- 2018 period than in the 1999-2008 period for the group of PTSD patients with both mental and physical comorbidity. Furthermore, no significant difference was found in the number of hospitalizations between the two ten-year periods for the group of PTSD patients with mental comorbidity. We argued that both mental and physical comorbidities along with PTSD are needed to induce a significantly higher level of distress in patients, resulting in a higher number of hospitalizations after a longer period of time. Patients with the most severe conditions and comorbidity have a greater need to seek help from mental health professionals as their mental and physical state deteriorates to a higher degree when not in the treatment of any kind.

Post-traumatski stresni poremećaj ; Metabolički sindrom ; Subolesti ; Bolničko liječenje ; Veterani

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