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- Title
Psychiatric Symptoms and Cognitive Appraisal following the Near Sinking of a Research Submarine.
- Authors
Berg, Jennifer S.; Grieger, Thomas A.; Spira, James L.
- Abstract
Objective: This study assessed the stress reactions of a submarine crew forced to abandon their vessel in high seas after flooding and fire damaged their ship. Methods: The remaining crew members (n = 22) were surveyed 7 months after the incident regarding exposures, initial emotional responses, peritraumatic dissociation, subsequent life events, current safety appraisal, and current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Results: At 7 months. 9.1% met criteria for PTSD and none met criteria for depression. Higher levels of depressive symptoms were associated with previous traumatic exposures, subsequent life events, and higher levels of PTSD symptoms; higher levels of PTSD symptoms were associated with greater peritraumatic dissociation and initial emotional response. Conclusion: Acute exposures of highly trained professionals to potentially fatal events may not result in high levels of posttraumatic symptoms. Previous and subsequent life events may play a more significant role in the level of postdisaster symptoms.
- Subjects
MILITARY personnel; SUBMARINE disasters; POST-traumatic stress disorder; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; MENTAL health
- Publication
Military Medicine, 2005, Vol 170, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
0026-4075
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7205/MILMED.170.1.44