Posttraumatic stress disorder in debriefed survivors of a bus accident.
Immediately after a severe bus accident a program in preventing posttraumatic stress disorder 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 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 disorder.
Department De Vonk, Stichting Centrum '45 Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. jehovens@wxs.nl
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*