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Distress;; dissociation;; posttraumatic stress disorder;; trauma;; motor;; vehicle collision;; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER;; VIETNAM COMBAT VETERANS;; PERITRAUMATIC;; DISTRESS;; SYMPTOMS;; TRAUMA;; PTSD;; ACCIDENTS;; DEPRESSION;; INVENTORY;; ADULTS;; Psychology
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Incidence And Predictors Of Acute Psychological Distress And Dissociation After Motor Vehicle Collision: A Cross-Sectional Study, G. C. Lewis, T. F. Platts-Mills, I. Liberzon, E. Bair, R. Swor, N. Rathlev, D. Lee, R. Domeier, P. Hendry, S. A. Mclean, +2 Additional Authors
Incidence And Predictors Of Acute Psychological Distress And Dissociation After Motor Vehicle Collision: A Cross-Sectional Study, G. C. Lewis, T. F. Platts-Mills, I. Liberzon, E. Bair, R. Swor, N. Rathlev, D. Lee, R. Domeier, P. Hendry, S. A. Mclean, +2 Additional Authors
Journal Articles
Objective: We examined the incidence and predictors of peritraumatic distress and dissociation after one of the most common forms of civilian trauma exposure: motor vehicle collision (MVC). Method: In this study, patients presenting to the emergency department after MVCs who were without serious injury and discharged to home after evaluation (n = 935) completed an emergency department interview evaluating sociodemographic, collision-related, and psychological characteristics. Results: The incidence and predictors of distress (Peritraumatic Distress Inventory score 23) and dissociation (Michigan Critical Events Perception Scale score >3) were assessed. Distress was present in 355 of 935 patients (38%), and dissociation was present …