Crisis, life events and accidents.
Using two life event scales, we found that patients who had sustained accidental injuries had experienced more changes in their lives over the past six months than a matched control group drawn from students and persons undergoing minor surgery. The implications of this finding are discussed.
D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013315:Stress, Psychological