title: Screening for trauma history on an inpatient affective-disorders unit: a pilot study.
abstract: Psychiatric inpatients (N = 343) admitted to an affective-disorders unit were administered a self-rating Trauma Questionnaire (TQ) to evaluate life history of traumatic experiences. Eighty four percent of the sample identified at least one traumatic-event category (M = 2.27 categories/patient). Symptoms consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were highly prevalent. However, only six patients received a chart diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder. Female patients evidenced more PTSD symptoms than males, in contrast to an equal number of event categories identified by the two sexes. Age correlated negatively with number of symptoms endorsed. Implications for trauma screening in affective-disorder patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escalona
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Tupler
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Saur
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires