title: Acute stress response: a comparison of head injured and non-head injured patients.
abstract: Acute stress responses were investigated in head injured (N = 38) and non-head injured (N = 38) motor vehicle accident victims immediately following their trauma. Results indicated that amnesia of the traumatic event was associated with less acute post-traumatic stress, intrusive symptoms, perceived injury, and fear of future risk. A proportion of head injured patients reported intrusive and avoidance symptoms despite being amnesic of their trauma. Findings are discussed in terms of the differential post-traumatic adjustment of head injured and non-head injured traumatized patients.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*