Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

Multiple empirical studies have revealed significant pandemic effects of COVID-19 on mental health in various populations. This study aimed to analyze the incidences of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AjD) in national healthcare in 2018–2020 in one of the European count...

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Autores principales:	Evaldas Kazlauskas, Odeta Gelezelyte, Auguste Nomeikaite, Paulina Zelviene
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	PTSD stress related prevalence healthcare Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/cb3dc05811954f96b5d502bb0fc81787
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:cb3dc05811954f96b5d502bb0fc817872021-11-25T17:43:43ZPosttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic10.3390/healthcare91114222227-9032https://doaj.org/article/cb3dc05811954f96b5d502bb0fc817872021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1422https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032Multiple empirical studies have revealed significant pandemic effects of COVID-19 on mental health in various populations. This study aimed to analyze the incidences of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AjD) in national healthcare in 2018–2020 in one of the European countries—Lithuania—and estimate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on PTSD and AjD incidences in 2020. The national healthcare registry was used for estimations of diagnosis of PTSD, AjD, and major depressive disorder (MD). The study revealed that stress-related disorders PTSD and AjD are diagnosed rarely, resulting in a considerable gap between the expected prevalence and incidences of these diagnoses in healthcare in Lithuania. Moreover, a significant decline in mental disorders incidence in healthcare in 2020, in comparison to 2018 and 2019, was found, revealing that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on access to healthcare services and increased barriers for mental disorders treatment. The study indicates that major developments in building up knowledge about the effects of trauma and life stressors on mental health are needed in Lithuania and other countries to increase awareness about stress-related disorders and improve care for trauma survivors, in particular in the context of the pandemics or other large-scale disasters.Evaldas KazlauskasOdeta GelezelyteAuguste NomeikaitePaulina ZelvieneMDPI AGarticlePTSDstress relatedprevalencehealthcareMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1422, p 1422 (2021)
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spellingShingle	PTSD stress related prevalence healthcare Medicine R Evaldas Kazlauskas Odeta Gelezelyte Auguste Nomeikaite Paulina Zelviene Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
description	Multiple empirical studies have revealed significant pandemic effects of COVID-19 on mental health in various populations. This study aimed to analyze the incidences of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and adjustment disorder (AjD) in national healthcare in 2018–2020 in one of the European countries—Lithuania—and estimate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on PTSD and AjD incidences in 2020. The national healthcare registry was used for estimations of diagnosis of PTSD, AjD, and major depressive disorder (MD). The study revealed that stress-related disorders PTSD and AjD are diagnosed rarely, resulting in a considerable gap between the expected prevalence and incidences of these diagnoses in healthcare in Lithuania. Moreover, a significant decline in mental disorders incidence in healthcare in 2020, in comparison to 2018 and 2019, was found, revealing that the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on access to healthcare services and increased barriers for mental disorders treatment. The study indicates that major developments in building up knowledge about the effects of trauma and life stressors on mental health are needed in Lithuania and other countries to increase awareness about stress-related disorders and improve care for trauma survivors, in particular in the context of the pandemics or other large-scale disasters.
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author	Evaldas Kazlauskas Odeta Gelezelyte Auguste Nomeikaite Paulina Zelviene
author_facet	Evaldas Kazlauskas Odeta Gelezelyte Auguste Nomeikaite Paulina Zelviene
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title	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort	posttraumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder in lithuanian healthcare in 2018–2020: a nation-wide cohort study of the effects of covid-19 pandemic
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/cb3dc05811954f96b5d502bb0fc81787
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Adjustment Disorder in Lithuanian Healthcare in 2018–2020: A Nation-Wide Cohort Study of the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

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