Post-traumatic stress disorder after typhoon disaster and its correlation with platelet 5-HT concentrations
- Author:
Jun-Cheng GUO
1
;
Min GUO
1
;
Meng-Yong-Wei LI
1
;
Yun-Suo GAO
1
;
Xiang-Ling JIANG
1
;
Lin-Mei FU
1
;
Xiang LI
1
;
Shu-Feng YU
1
;
Li YOU
1
;
Jun-Cheng GUO
2
;
Zhi-Liang TIAN
3
;
Xiao-Dan WANG
4
;
Tao HUANG
4
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: 5-HT; Influential factors; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Typhoon
- From: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2016;9(9):913-915
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To investigate residents' psychological stress factors and research the correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and platelet 5-HT concentrations so as to provide scientific bases for diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and psychological intervention for people in the disaster area. Methods A questionnaire survey of 5 500 residents who have accepted psychological help was conducted by the emphatic investigation method. While high performance liquid chromatography was used to detect the platelet serotonin concentration of 100 PTSD patients and 100 healthy people. Results (1) Of the 5 114 cases, 3 167 (61.93%) showed positive results in screening for psychological stress symptoms, and 399 (7.8%) were tested having apparent PTSD symptoms. Male and female prevalence showed no significant difference (χ
