The age of trauma: the prevalence and psychological impact of potentially traumatic exposures in South Korea.

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Frontiers in Psychiatry Pub Date : 2025-03-19 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1558085

Gaeun Son, Jihee Jang, Euntaek Hong, Subin Park, Yun-Kyeung Choi, Kee-Hong Choi

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Abstract

Background: Exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTE) is associated with a range of negative mental health outcomes, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (cPTSD). Although exposure to PTEs is highly prevalent, and their impact on mental health is pervasive, research is mostly limited to diagnosed populations or specific trauma cohorts in the post-pandemic era.

Methods: We conducted an online survey of 1,000 Seoul residents from October 6-12, 2023, using a stratified sampling method. Participants were asked about their traumatic experiences, mental health outcomes, and experiences with mental health services.

Results: Most participants (98.8%) reported that they had experienced at least one PTE. The average number of PTEs reported was 9.19 (SD=7.908). Ninety participants (9%) were categorized as having probable PTSD (2.8% with PTSD only, and 6.2% with cPTSD). The sum of direct and indirect exposures to PTEs of individuals was associated with mental health outcomes, including PTSD symptom severity. Only 34.4% of patients with probable PTSD reported that they had received appropriate mental health services.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that PTE exposures are highly prevalent, and self-awareness of mental health conditions and utilization of mental health services are low in South Korea. Given the lasting effects of traumatic events and the large number of untreated cases, this study highlights the need for proactive responses to traumatic events and better access to short- and long-term services for traumatized individuals.

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创伤时代：韩国潜在创伤暴露的患病率和心理影响。

背景：暴露于潜在创伤性事件（PTE）与一系列负面心理健康结果相关，包括创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和复杂创伤后应激障碍（cPTSD）。尽管接触pte非常普遍，而且它们对心理健康的影响也很普遍，但研究大多局限于大流行后时代的诊断人群或特定创伤人群。方法：采用分层抽样方法，于2023年10月6日至12日对1000名首尔居民进行了在线调查。参与者被问及他们的创伤经历、心理健康结果和心理健康服务经历。结果：大多数参与者（98.8%）报告至少经历过一次PTE，平均报告PTE次数为9.19次（SD=7.908）。90名参与者（9%）被归类为可能患有创伤后应激障碍（2.8%仅患有PTSD， 6.2%患有慢性创伤后应激障碍）。个体直接和间接暴露于pte的总和与心理健康结果相关，包括PTSD症状严重程度。只有34.4%的可能患有创伤后应激障碍的患者报告说他们接受了适当的心理健康服务。结论：我们的研究结果表明，在韩国，PTE暴露非常普遍，心理健康状况的自我意识和心理健康服务的利用率很低。鉴于创伤性事件的持久影响和大量未经治疗的病例，本研究强调需要对创伤性事件作出积极反应，并为受创伤的个人提供更好的短期和长期服务。

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Frontiers in Psychiatry Medicine-Psychiatry and Mental Health

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

8.50%

发文量

2813

审稿时长

14 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research. Field Chief Editor Stefan Borgwardt at the University of Basel is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide. The journal''s mission is to use translational approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes.