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Eighteen‐month follow‐up of neuropsychiatric effects of pentaborane intoxication
Author(s) -
Silverman Joel J.,
Hart Robert P.,
Stockman Susan J.,
Hamer Robert M.,
Garrettson Lorne K.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490020409
Subject(s) - phobias , neuropsychology , psychiatry , psychology , alcohol abuse , clinical psychology , neuropsychological assessment , psychopathology , cognition , anxiety
Fourteen individuals briefly exposed to the neurotoxic compound Pentaborane were reevaluated 18 months following initial neurpsychiatric study. Psychiatric interview utilizing standardized diagnostic criteria, neuropsychological and psychological assessment, and CT scan ventricular brain ratios were reevaluated. Assessment revealed interaction of bilogical and psychological factors worsening. Post‐traumatic stress disorder, major affective disorder, alcohol abuse, and phobias were the most common diagnoses at follow‐up.