Posttraumatic stress disorders in debriefed survivors of a bus accident.

Author(s)
Hovens, J.E. & Weerd, M. van de
Year
Abstract

Immediately after a severe bus accident a program in preventing posttraumatic stress disorders was started by the Community Mental Health Centre (RIAGG). Six months after the accident, 17 subjects (42.5%) were investigated with regard to posttraumatic stress disorder. Almost 18% appeared to satisfy the DSM-IV criteria. Another subject was considered to a be a borderline case. The correlations among measures of intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal suggest that subjects with high scores on hyperarousal are at risk for posttraumatic stress disorders. (A)

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981872 ST [electronic version only]
Source

Psychological Reports, Vol. 82 (1998), No. 3, Part 1 (June), p. 1075-1081, 11 ref.

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