Title |
Prevalence rate, predictors and long-term course of probable posttraumatic stress disorder after major trauma: a prospective cohort study
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Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-244x-12-236 |
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Authors |
Juanita A Haagsma, Akkie N Ringburg, Esther MM van Lieshout, Ed F van Beeck, Peter Patka, Inger B Schipper, Suzanne Polinder |
Abstract |
Among trauma patients relatively high prevalence rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found. To identify opportunities for prevention and early treatment, predictors and course of PTSD need to be investigated. Long-term follow-up studies of injury patients may help gain more insight into the course of PTSD and subgroups at risk for PTSD. The aim of our long-term prospective cohort study was to assess the prevalence rate and predictors, including pre-hospital trauma care (assistance of physician staffed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) at the scene of the accident), of probable PTSD in a sample of major trauma patients at one and two years after injury. The second aim was to assess the long-term course of probable PTSD following injury. |
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