Abstract:

Posttraumatic stress disorder (TSSB) is associated with exposed trauma, but it is not the only determining trauma. The relationship between personality disorders and TSSB is discussed. We planned this work by suggesting that TSSB develops easier in people with personality disorders. The tool and method: Our work was done on 17 August and 12 November 1999 in Düzce, where two severe earthquakes occurred. From 109 patients over the age of 18 who were directed to the trauma unit, 62 patients diagnosed with TSSB with the posttraumatic stress disorder scale (CAPS) by clinics were taken to study. These were applied to SCID-II, the impact scale of life events (IES) and the sociodemographic form of information. Results: 35 patients (56,5%) found personality disorder, the remaining 27 patients (43,5%) did not have personality disorder. 54 of the 62 patients were female. There was no statistical difference between the two groups in terms of other sociodemographic variables, only the social security rate was higher in those without personality disorder (MWU:312500, z:-2.303, p:0.021). In total, 35 patients with personality disorder were diagnosed with 52 personality disorders. 84.7 percent of them were escaping, obsessive-compulsive, addictive and paranoid personality disorders. There was no statistically meaningful difference between the two groups with and without personality disorder in terms of CAPS sub-scale and IES sub-scale score. Result: Our findings show us that personality disorder is not determining the severity of TSSB, but is an important factor determining the appearance of TSSB

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