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Hindi Research Article, J Trauma Stress Disor Treat Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Internally Displaced People Subjected to Displacement by Armed Forces
| Altan Essizoglu1* and Inan Keser2 |
| 1Department of Psychiatry, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkeys |
| 2Department of Sociology, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey |
| Corresponding author : Altan Essizoglu Department of Psychiatry, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey Tel: +90-222-2392979 E-mail: altanessizoglu@gmail.com |
| Received: October 26, 2013 Accepted: January 24, 2014 Published: March 07, 2014 |
| Citation: Essizoglu A, Keser I (2014) Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Internally Displaced People Subjected to Displacement by Armed Forces. J Trauma Stress Disor Treat 3:2. doi:10.4172/2324-8947.1000122 |
Abstract
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Internally Displaced People Subjected to Displacement by Armed Forces
In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among internally displaced people subjected to internal displacement from rural dwellings to the center of the city of Diyarbakır. Forty-two downtown districts were surveyed between February and April 2009. The home visits included 3,032 houses; interviews were conducted with an adult family member of each house. Of the 3,032 houses, 528 (17.4%) households had been subjected to displacement. The possible PTSD rate was 21.4% among the persons who were forced to migrate or obliged to leave their habitual residences by armed forces. Although it has been a long time since the internal displacement, the traumatic effects of internal displacement seem to remain to some extent.
