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Initial posttraumatic stress responses following motor vehicle accidents
Author(s) -
Bryant Richard A.,
Harvey Allison G.
Publication year - 1996
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.2490090206
Subject(s) - anxiety , posttraumatic stress , intrusion , vehicle accident , injury prevention , anxiety disorder , poison control , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medical emergency , surgery , geochemistry , geology
Posttraumatic stress was assessed in 114 motor vehicle accident (MVA) victims within 2 weeks of hospital admission. Approximately one third of patients reported high levels of posttraumatic stress and anxiety. Intrusion symptoms were best predicted by fear of the MVA and absence of head injury. Avoidance symptoms were best predicted by fear of the accident and recent stressful events. Findings indicate that intrusion and avoidance responses to trauma are mediated by different patterns of injury‐related and response‐related factors.