Citation

Hovens JE, van de Weerd M. Psychol. Rep. 1998; 82(3): 1075-1081.

Affiliation

Department De Vonk, Stichting Centrum '45 Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. jehovens@wxs.nl

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9676518

Abstract

Immediately after a severe bus accident a program in preventing posttraumatic stress disorder was started by the Community Mental Health Centre (RIAGG). Six months after the accident, 17 subjects (42.5%) were investigated with regard to posttraumatic stress disorder. Almost 18% appeared to satisfy the DSM-IV criteria. Another subject was considered to be a borderline case. The correlations among measures of intrusion, avoidance, and hyperarousal suggest that subjects with high scores on hyperarousal are at risk for posttraumatic stress disorder.

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