Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among Women with Breast Cancer in Iraq: A Preliminary Report Mahmood Aqeel S.1, Hashim Mushtaq T.2, Al-Kaseer Eman A.3,* 1Dept. of Surgery, College of Medicine, Baghdad University, 2Section of Psychiatry, Dept. of Medicine, College of Medicine, Baghdad University 3Dept. of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Baghdad University *Correspondence: Dr. Eman A. Al-Kaseer, e-mail: al_kaseere@yahoo.comoriginally
Online published on 6 April, 2019. Abstract Background Diagnostic and statistical manual versions IV AND 5 recognized cancer (life threatening disease) a traumatic event. Exposure to trauma (war or violence) might lead to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Publishing on PTSD after ca breast is scarce in Iraq. Objective To comment on the prevalence of PTSD among females with ca breast. Method A total of 70 women with cancer of breast after surgery was included in the study. Iraqi version Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) was used. It is a self-completed questionnaire. Results Out of the total, 81.4% were with PTSD. Women showing PTSD were significantly younger (46.5 ± 10.7 year) than those without PTSD (57.5 ± 10.7 year) (p = 0.002). Of those with PTSD, 93.6% were exposed to > 5 traumatic events during escalated violence in Iraq. The association between number of traumatic events and PTSD was significant (p = 0.001). Conclusion High prevalence of PTSD among women treated from ca breast. Age and exposure to traumatic events are determinant of PTSD. Top Keywords PTSD, ca breast, Iraq, trauma, violence. Top |