|
|
||||
|
Published by : PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS |
||||
|
ISSN 1681-715X |
||||
|
||||
|
- |
||||
|
ORIGINAL ARTICLE |
||||
|
- |
||||
|
Volume 23 |
April - June 2007 (Part-II) |
Number 3 |
||
|
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Published by : PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PUBLICATIONS |
||||
|
ISSN 1681-715X |
||||
|
||||
|
- |
||||
|
ORIGINAL ARTICLE |
||||
|
- |
||||
|
Volume 23 |
April - June 2007 (Part-II) |
Number 3 |
||
|
|
||||
|
||||
Frequency of Post-traumatic stress disorder and its
association with types of physical injuries and
depression in earthquake victims
M. Nasar Sayeed Khan1, Sumira Alam2, Shahid Hameed Warris3, Muhammad Mujtaba4ABSTRACT
Objectives: To examine the frequency of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in victims of October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan and to evaluate its association with type of physical injuries and depressive disorder.
Material and Method: 210 victims were assessed for PTSD and depression by using semi-structured clinical interview and HADS respectively. These subjects were selected at random. Victims, both with or without physical injuries, were assessed.
Results: Of the two hundred ten victims, 141 had sustained physical injuries. Among those, 51% had soft tissue injuries, 36% had bony injuries and 13% had spinal injuries. Among physically injured victims 87 (62%) developed PTSD and 54 (38%) did not. Sixty nine victims who did not sustain physical injuries, 32 (46%) developed PTSD while 37 (54%) did not. The results indicate significant relationship between PTSD and physical injury (Chi square = 4.43, df = 1, p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Frequency of PTSD was markedly increased in people suffered from physical injuries as compared to those who did not sustained injuries.
KEY WORDS: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Physical injuries.
Pak J Med Sci May - June 2007 Vol. 23 No. 3 386-389
1. Dr. M. Nasar Sayeed Khan
2. Dr. Sumira Alam
3. Dr. Shahid Hameed Warris
4. Dr. Muhammad Mujtaba
1-4: Department of Psychiatry,
SIMS and Services Hospital, Lahore – Pakistan.
Correspondence
Dr. M. Nasar Sayeed Khan,
13-B, Aibak Block, Garden town,
Lahore – Pakistan.
E-mail: nasarsayeed@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: November 4, 2006
* Revision Received: February 7, 2007
* Revision Accepted: February 8, 2007
HOME | SEARCH | CURRENT ISSUE | PAST ISSUES
Professional
Medical Publications
Room No. 522, 5th Floor, Panorama Centre
Building No. 2, P.O. Box 8766, Saddar, Karachi - Pakistan.
Phones : 5688791, 5689285 Fax : 5689860
pjms@pjms.com.pk
