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Victims of traffic accidents: Incidence and prevention of post‐traumatic stress disorder
Author(s) -
Brom Daniel,
Kleber Rolf J.,
Hofman Marijke C.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199303)49:2<131::aid-jclp2270490202>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - traumatic stress , outreach , incidence (geometry) , psychology , injury prevention , suicide prevention , clinical psychology , occupational safety and health , psychiatry , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , physics , optics , pathology , political science , law
The psychological consequences of traffic accidents have been rarely the subject of research. Responses of serious traffic accidents and the effects of an outreach program for victims were studied in a research project. Subjects selected from police registers participated in a preventive counseling program or in a monitoring group. Foci of this study were the way in which the subjects coped with the event and the symptoms that might develop. Measurements were carried out 1 month and 6 months after the accident. The results indicate that an average of about 10% of the victims suffer from post‐traumatic stress disorders and that although counseling is appreciated by victims, it could not be proven that it was effective in preventing disorders.