title: Case study of six-year follow-up of Navy survivors of a multiple fatality fire at sea.
abstract: This case study reports on the mental health of survivors of a multiple fatality fire at sea in an Australian Navy ship. Survivors were screened on three occasions after the fire with the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) or Post-Traumatic Check List-Civilian version (PCL-C), and once with the General Health Questionnaire, 28-Item version (GHQ-28), and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Rates of possible disorders are discussed, along with comparisons with similar samples, and stability of possible post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) over time. While limited in size, the sample of this study contributes to the relatively small body of literature regarding the course of posttraumatic mental health in military personnel exposed to noncombat trauma.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia.
authors.forename: Stephen P S
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Rayner
authors.forename: Linda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Viney
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D001315:Australia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012767:Ships; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*