Unrecognized trauma and PTSD among public mental health consumers with chronic and severe mental illness

Karen J. Cusack; Anouk L. Grubaugh; Rebecca G. Knapp; B. Christopher Frueh

doi:10.1007/s10597-006-9049-4

Unrecognized trauma and PTSD among public mental health consumers with chronic and severe mental illness

Karen J. Cusack, Anouk L. Grubaugh, Rebecca G. Knapp, B. Christopher Frueh

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Lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and current PTSD was assessed among 142 mental health consumers with serious mental illness served by a psychosocial rehabilitation day program. Lifetime exposure to trauma was high (87%). The rate of PTSD based on the PTSD Checklist (PCL) was also high (19-30% depending on different scoring criteria). Overall, the PCL had strong internal reliability for this sample. Documentation of trauma and PTSD was exceptionally low in medical records. Results suggest that trauma and PTSD are significantly overlooked in the public mental health system. Improved recognition of trauma and PTSD are needed in order to provide meaningful services to this highly vulnerable population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	487-500
Number of pages	14
Journal	Community Mental Health Journal
Volume	42
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-006-9049-4
State	Published - Oct 2006

Keywords

Community mental health
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Severe mental illness
Traumatic events

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Health(social science)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health

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