The coherence and correlates of intermittent explosive disorder amongst West Papuan refugees displaced to Papua New Guinea

Journal of Affective Disorders
Alvin Kuowei TayDerrick Silove

Abstract

Questions remain about the nosological status of intermittent explosive disorder (IED) as a universal diagnosis. Cross-cultural studies are needed to establish whether IED symptoms form a coherent pattern and are distinguishable from other related symptom constellations. A study amongst a refugee population also allows further inquiry of the relationship between exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and other adversities with the IED constellation. In the present study amongst West Papuan refugees residing in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, we apply culturally adapted interview modules to assess symptoms of IED, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression, as well as the potentially traumatic events (PTEs) of conflict and ongoing adversity in the post-migration environment. Latent class analysis yielded a PTSD class (23%), a posttraumatic depressive class (14%), an IED class (12%), and a low/no symptom class (49%). Compared to the low/no-symptom class, the PTSD class had high levels of exposure to all PTE domains including childhood-related adversities, witnessing murder, human rights trauma, and traumatic losses, as well as ongoing adversity relating to displacement and separation from families, safety conc...Continue Reading

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Dec 5, 2015·Australasian Psychiatry : Bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists·Trix Taime
May 13, 2017·World Psychiatry : Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)·Derrick SiloveSusan Rees

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