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.
Hovens
J E
JE
Department De Vonk, Stichting Centrum '45 Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. jehovens@wxs.nl
van de Weerd
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*