title: Early predictors of posttraumatic stress in accident victims.
abstract: This study investigated the predictive value of pretraumatic and peritraumatic variables and early PTSD-like symptoms (within 48 h post-event) in determining the severity of posttraumatic stress in accident victims. Symptom development appears to be related to initial PTSD-like reactions, while demographic variables play a role in predicting symptom severity 6 months post-event.
authors.affiliation: University of Tübingen, Department of Clinical and Developmental Psychology, Tübingen, Germany. michael.schoenenberg@uni-tuebingen.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schönenberg
authors.forename: Aiste
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jusyte
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hautzinger
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badke
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors