title: [Traumatic events and posttraumatic stress disorder in Turkish-speaking patients in primary care].
abstract: In a consecutive cross-sectional study 195 Turkish/Kurdish patients from seven general practices (40.5 +/- 13.3 years, 63.6 % female) were examined with regard to traumatisation and psychological distress with the Essen Trauma Inventory (ETI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). In mean the average duration of living in Germany was 25,3 years (SD = 8.9). 53.3 % reported at least one traumatic event in their life. Of those who experienced a traumatic event, 19.6 % met testpsychometric a positive diagnosis of PTSD. In general, patients with PTSD were more likely to report more about doctor visits (p <or= 0.03), psychotherapy (p <or= 0.01), and use of psychotropics (p <or= 0.01) compared to non traumatized patients. In addition, psychological distress was observed more in PTSD patients on depression (p <or= 0.03) and anxiety (p <or= 0.03) than non traumatized patients. The study demonstrates that PTSD on Turkish/Kurdish migrants is highly prevalent in the primary care. Therefore, the aspect of traumatisation should be increasingly taken into consideration in the diagnostic process.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Rheinische Kliniken Essen/Universitätsklinik Duisburg-Essen, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Virchowstrasse 174, 45147 Essen. sefik.tagay@uni-due.de
authors.forename: Sefik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tagay
authors.forename: Rasit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zararsiz
authors.forename: Yesim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Erim
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Düllmann
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlegl
authors.forename: Elmar
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brähler
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Senf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006295:Health Resources / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data