Background: Complex posttraumatic stress disorder (cPTSD) was recently added to the ICD-11. Refugees might be particularly vulnerable to develop this disorder, due to key risk factors including trauma history, comorbid symptoms, and post-migration stressors. However, most prevalence estimates rely on self-report questionnaires, which are less reliable than clinical interviews. This study aimed to assess PTSDICD-11 and cPTSD prevalence in treatment-seeking refugees using clinician ratings, and to examine risk factors influencing diagnostic status and symptom severity.
Steil et al. (Mon,) studied this question.