Post-traumatic stress disorder in patients treated for schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study in the psychiatric department of Oujda, Morocco.

ABSTRACT: The prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the general population is unavoidable and it seems that people who are suffering from severe psychiatric disorders especially schizophrenia, are more vulnerable to traumatic exposure and consequently to post traumatic stress disorder. The present work aims at determining the prevalence and the characteristics of the association between schizophrenia and PTSD since it isn't well known in Morocco.

Materials and methods

We conducted a descriptive and analytical cross-sectional study over a period of three months from October 2019 to December 2019 at the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Diseases of the University Hospital Center Mohammed VI of Oujda.

Results

The number of patients included in our study was 187

SUBMITTER: El Jabiry SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142641 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature