Incidence and Predictors of Acute Psychological Distress and Dissociation After Motor Vehicle Collision: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 527-547

  Lewis, Gemma C ^a,b   Platts Mills, Timothy F ^a,b   Liberzon, Israel ^c   Bair, Eric ^d   Swor, Robert ^e   Peak, David ^f   Jones, Jeffrey ^g   Rathlev, Niels ^h   Lee, David ⁱ   Domeier, Robert ^j   Hendry, Phyllis ^k   McLean, Samuel A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

^h BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j ST JOSEPH MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

dissociation; distress; motor vehicle collision; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; MOTOR VEHICLE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; SYMPTOM; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919617382     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2014.908805     Document Type: Article

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