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International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience
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Research Article

The Association between Adult Mental Health Problems and Childhood Trauma: A Retrospective Community Based Study from Kashmir

Mansoor Ahmad Dar1*, Rayees Ahmad Wani1, Mushtaq Ahmad Margoob2, Inaamul Haq3, Arshad Hussain4, Rajesh Kumar Chandel1, Yasir Hassan Rather5, Majid Shafi Shah1 and Altaf Ahmad Malla1

1Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J & K, India

2Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J & K, India

3Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J & K, India

4Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J & K, India

5Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Srinagar, J & K, India

*Corresponding Author:
Mansoor Ahmad Dar, MD
Email: gaashmansoor@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: The association between retrospectively reported childhood adverse experiences and psychiatric morbidity in adulthood is documented in several community surveys and clinical samples. But the long term outcome studies from South Asian countries are almost non-existent even though the frequency and the extent of childhood traumatic experiences in this part of the world are considerably high. Methods: It was a retrospective community-based study done in various areas of Kashmir Valley (Jammu and Kashmir, India) which were selected randomly. Those fitting criteria for the study were further evaluated using MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview which is a well-validated short structured Diagnostic and Statistical Manual ? Text Revision (DSM IVTR) based diagnostic interview. Results: 18.2% (572 of 3137) of total sample population had suffered a traumatic event between age 5 to 17 years (M>F). A considerable number (42.6%) of the traumatized cases had a DSM IV diagnosis in the long-term follow-up (F>M), out of whom 47.4% had a significant morbidity at >5 yrs and 38.7% at >10 yrs (p<0.007). Post- traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) formed the majority of diagnosis (24.4% & 15.3% respectively).Both PTSD and MDD were seen 10 years after trauma and beyond. Conclusion: Post trauma morbidity is significantly chronic and long-lasting. MDD and PTSD form the majority of the morbidities present. Both MDD and PTSD may develop very late after the traumatic event. People with trauma may need long-term psychiatric screening, care and help.

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