TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived trauma during hospitalization and treatment participation among individuals with psychotic disorders
AU - Paksarian, Diana
AU - Mojtabai, Ramin
AU - Kotov, Roman
AU - Cullen, Bernadette
AU - Nugent, Katie L.
AU - Bromet, Evelyn J.
PY - 2014/2/1
Y1 - 2014/2/1
N2 - Objective: This study assessed the association of perceptions of traumatic experiences during psychiatric hospitalizations and treatment participation. Methods: Participants (N5395) in the Suffolk County Mental Health Project, who had been admitted for the first time for a psychotic disorder ten years earlier, were interviewed. The authors examined associations of perceived trauma and distressing or coercive experiences during hospitalizations in the past ten years with patient characteristics and treatment participation. Results: Sixty-nine percent of participants reported perceived trauma. Perceived trauma wasmore commonamong females versusmales and homemakers versus full-time workers. It was not associated with treatment seeking or time in treatment. However, reporting forced medication was associated with reduced time in treatment, especially for persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Conclusions: Although perceptions of trauma during psychiatric hospitalization were common, they may be unrelated to treatment participation. However, there was modest evidence of a link between coercive experiences and reduced treatment time.
AB - Objective: This study assessed the association of perceptions of traumatic experiences during psychiatric hospitalizations and treatment participation. Methods: Participants (N5395) in the Suffolk County Mental Health Project, who had been admitted for the first time for a psychotic disorder ten years earlier, were interviewed. The authors examined associations of perceived trauma and distressing or coercive experiences during hospitalizations in the past ten years with patient characteristics and treatment participation. Results: Sixty-nine percent of participants reported perceived trauma. Perceived trauma wasmore commonamong females versusmales and homemakers versus full-time workers. It was not associated with treatment seeking or time in treatment. However, reporting forced medication was associated with reduced time in treatment, especially for persons with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Conclusions: Although perceptions of trauma during psychiatric hospitalization were common, they may be unrelated to treatment participation. However, there was modest evidence of a link between coercive experiences and reduced treatment time.
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U2 - 10.1176/appi.ps.201200556
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.201200556
M3 - Article
C2 - 24492906
AN - SCOPUS:84893698893
SN - 1075-2730
VL - 65
SP - 266
EP - 269
JO - Psychiatric Services
JF - Psychiatric Services
IS - 2
ER -