title: Post-traumatic stress disorder as a comorbidity: impact on disease outcomes.
abstract: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with many psychiatric and nonpsychiatric comorbidities. Growing evidence suggests that PTSD as a comorbidity may impair drug adherence, quality of life and sleep quality, as well as increase rehospitalization rates, disease relapses, intensity of symptoms, morbidity and mortality. The aim of this article is to examine the literature regarding the effects of PTSD comorbidity on physical and mental health.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Psychiatry Service, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti-Ribeiro
authors.forename: Mônica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andrade-Nascimento
authors.forename: Mychelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morais-de-Jesus
authors.forename: Givaldo Melquíades
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Daltro-Oliveira
authors.forename: Jenisson Oliveira
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Conceição
authors.forename: Marlos Fernando
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Ângela
authors.initials: Â
authors.lastname: Miranda-Scippa
authors.forename: Karestan Chase
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Koenen
authors.forename: Lucas Castro
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Quarantini
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D006801:Humans; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012008:Recurrence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology