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Suicide risk and childhood trauma in individuals diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder

2018; Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul; Volume: 40; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0101

2238-0019

Suélen de Lima Bach, Mariane Acosta Lopez Molina, Karen Jansen, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva, Luciano Dias de Mattos Souza,

Resilience and Mental Health

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) develops after exposure to a potentially traumatic event. Its clinical condition may lead to the development of risk behaviors, and its early detection is a relevant aspect to be considered. The aim of this study was to assess the association between childhood trauma and suicide risk in individuals with PTSD.This was a cross-sectional study conducted with individuals aged 18 to 60 years who were evaluated at a mental health research outpatient clinic. PTSD diagnosis and suicide risk identification were performed using specific modules of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-Plus). The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to evaluate traumatic events in childhood.Of the 917 individuals evaluated, 55 were diagnosed with PTSD. The suicide risk prevalence in individuals with PTSD was 63.6%. Emotional neglect and emotional abuse scores tended to be higher in the suicide risk group (p<0.2).Our findings showed a higher prevalence of suicide risk in individuals with PTSD and support the hypothesis that the investigation of childhood traumatic experiences, especially emotional neglect and abuse, may help in the early detection of suicide risk in individuals with PTSD.