A prospective study of the psychological effects of "person under train" incidents on drivers

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 755-761

  Limosin, Frédéric ^a   Loze, Jean Yves ^a   Cothereau, Catherine ^b   Beaurepaire, Christiane De ^b   Payan, Christine ^c   Conso, Françoise ^d   Hautecouverture, Stéphane ^a   Rouillon, Frédéric ^a  

^a Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

^b SNCF   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Cochin Hospital ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Outcome studies; Post traumatic stress disorder; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRIVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAILROADS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 33749265521     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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