TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Does acute stress disorder predict posttraumatic stress disorder following workplace violence? A prospective study of psychiatric staff
JO  - International archives of occupational and environmental health
A1  - Al Ali, Sara
A1  - Pihl-Thingvad, Jesper
A1  - Elklit, Ask
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVES: Psychiatric staff is at risk of workplace violence (WV) and subsequent posttraumatic symptomatology. The current study assesses the prevalence of acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in psychiatric staff following WV. This also examines the prospective association between ASD and PTSD.     METHODS: This is a prospective cohort study of staff from 18 psychiatric wards in Denmark (n = 250), that reported an incident of workplace violence.     RESULTS: The prevalence of ASD was 10.8%, while 8% had PTSD 3 months post-assault. Generalized linear mixed models showed a significant predictive power of ASD on PTSD (OR 8.45, p < 0.001) in the fully adjusted model.     CONCLUSIONS: ASD seems to be a predictor of future PTSD in an occupational context and should be considered a possible instrument in enactment of preventive strategies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0340-0131
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-020-01586-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -