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Emma N M M von Scheibler1, Thérèse A M J van Amelsvoort2, Claudia Vingerhoets1
1Advisium, 's Heeren Loo Zorggroep, Amersfoort; and Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, MHeNs, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) is associated with an elevated genetic risk of several psychiatric disorders. However, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in individuals with 22q11.2DS has been reported to be only 0.9%; this is lower than that of the general population (3.9%). We explored the occurrence of PTSD and traumatic events in a Dutch cohort of 112 adults with 22q11.2DS, and found PTSD in 8.0%, traumatic events in 20.5% and trauma-focused treatment in 17.9% of patients. Our novel findings suggest that PTSD may be underdiagnosed in individuals with 22q11.2DS. Clinicians and other caregivers should be alert to trauma in this population in order to enable treatment and minimise psychiatric burden.
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