• Ir J Med Sci · Apr 2023

    Evaluation of the relationship between theory of mind relating to cognitive performance and post-traumatic stress disorder in Syrian refugee amputees living in Turkey.

    • Alperen Kılıç, Mehmet Buğrahan Gürcan, Zekeriya Kökrek, and Yaşar Tatar.
    • Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpaşa, Koca Mustafapaşa Cd. No:51 Fatih, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey. alperenkilic88@hotmail.com.
    • Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Apr 1; 192 (2): 785793785-793.

    BackgroundAccording to the available literature, studies examining the relationship between theory of mind (ToM) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a small sample size and are few in number.AimsThis study aims to investigate the relationship between the potential presence of PTSD in Syrian refugee amputees living in Turkey, ToM skills measured by Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET), and variables related to amputation.MethodOur 69 follow-up amputee patients answered a socio-demographic and amputation data form, and the RMET, PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) completed a ToM task.ResultsThose with potential PTSD were significantly less educated than those without (p = .017). Prosthesis usage time (p = .002) and duration of post-amputation (p = .033) were significantly shorter in those with potential PTSD compared to those without. The RMET neutral valence (p = .035) and RMET total (p = .017) accuracy scores were significantly lower in patients with potential PTSD. Those with potential PTSD were higher significantly more depressed (p < .001). In our regression analyses, lower education level (p < .05), shorter prosthesis usage time (p = .008), and lower RMET neutral valence (p = .006) / RMET total (p = .032) accuracy scores predicted the presence of potential PTSD.ConclusionsLower education level, prosthesis use for a shorter period, and poor mind-reading skills from neutral and total eye expressions were predictive of the potential presence of PTSD in amputees, even though they were largely exposed to similar traumas. Our findings suggest that treatment and follow-up of PTSD should also target deficits in cognitive and emotional abilities.© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland.

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