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- Title
Prediction of Remission of Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Motor Vehicle Accident Victims.
- Authors
Blanchard, Edward B.; Hickling, Edward J.; Forneris, Catherine A.; Taylor, Ann E.; Buckley, Todd C.; Loos, Warren R.; Jaccard, James
- Abstract
One hundred forty five individuals who sought medical attention as a result of a motor vehicle accident (MVA), and who were initially assessed 1 to 4 months post-MVA, were followed up prospectively for 6 months to determine how many of the 55 with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the 43 with sub-syndromal PTSD would remit and what variables would predict remission. Thirty (55%) of those with initial PTSD had remitted at least in part by 6 months while 67% of those with sub-syndromal PTSD had remitted (and 5% had worsened). Four variables, including severity of initial symptoms, degree of initial physical injury, relative degree of physical recovery by 4 months and whether a close family member suffered a trauma during the follow-up interval, combined to classify 6-month clinical status of 84% of those with initial PTSD secondary to MVAs.
- Subjects
POST-traumatic stress disorder; TRAFFIC accident victims; WOUNDS &; injuries; SYNDROMES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1997, Vol 10, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1024826028483