摘要：Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have revealed an elevated prevalence of stress-related and other mental health problems among populations. Less attention is paid to the subclinical conditions, whereas recent studies show the association between subclinical PTSD symptoms and poorer physical and mental health outcomes. Adjustment disorder (AjD) is even less studied in this regard. The aim of the study was to examine: (1) prevalence of subclinical PTSD and AjD conditions among the surveyed sample in Georgia, and (2) factors associated with subclinical manifestations of PTSD and AjD. Method: The method used was the secondary data analysis of the data of the cross-sectional internet-based survey of non-probabilistic sampling design implemented among 2,088 respondents in Georgia aged 18 and above from May 25 to June 25, 2020 (Makhashvili et al., 2020). The criteria for the subclinical condition of PTSD – measured by ITQ – were defined as having (a) one symptom of minimum 2 clusters and (b) at least one functional impairment item. The criterion for the subclinical condition of AjD – measured by ADNM8 – was defined as having a score from 16 to 18.5. Results: 11.8% of the study sample was meeting the criteria of the subclinical condition of PTSD (in comparison to 11.9% of clinical diagnosis of PTSD) and 17.2% – had sub-clinical symptoms of AjD (in comparison to 39.4%). Gender differences are revealed between the groups of the patients with the clinical manifestations and subclinical PTSD and AD. Conclusions: Factors associated with the conditions and recommendations for preventive-intervention will be presented.
