TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Prediction of remission of acute posttraumatic stress disorder in motor vehicle accident victims
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - Blanchard, E. B.
A1  - Hickling, E. J.
A1  - Forneris, C. A.
A1  - Taylor, A. E.
A1  - Buckley, Todd C.
A1  - Loos, W. R.
A1  - Jaccard, James
SP  - 215
EP  - 234
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -