Victims of traffic accidents: Incidence and prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder. Brom, D., Kleber, R. J., & Hofman, M. C. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 49(2):131–140, March, 1993. Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
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Studied responses to serious traffic accidents and effects of an outreach program for victims. Ss selected from police registers participated in a preventive counseling program (n = 68) or in a monitoring group (n = 83). The intervention was based on a theoretical framework that stressed the importance of practical help and information, support, reality testing, confrontation with the experience, several contacts over an extended period, early recognition of disorders, and referral to psychotherapeutic treatment. Foci of this study were the way in which the Ss coped with the event and the symptoms that might develop. Measurements were carried out 1 mo and 6 mo after the accident. An average of about 10% of the victims suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although counseling was appreciated by victims, it could not be proven that it was effective in preventing disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
@article{brom_victims_1993,
	title = {Victims of traffic accidents: {Incidence} and prevention of post-traumatic stress disorder},
	volume = {49},
	issn = {0021-9762},
	url = {https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=psyh&AN=1993-34318-001&site=ehost-live},
	doi = {10.1002/1097-4679(199303)49:2<131::AID-JCLP2270490202>3.0.CO;2-2},
	abstract = {Studied responses to serious traffic accidents and effects of an outreach program for victims. Ss selected from police registers participated in a preventive counseling program (n = 68) or in a monitoring group (n = 83). The intervention was based on a theoretical framework that stressed the importance of practical help and information, support, reality testing, confrontation with the experience, several contacts over an extended period, early recognition of disorders, and referral to psychotherapeutic treatment. Foci of this study were the way in which the Ss coped with the event and the symptoms that might develop. Measurements were carried out 1 mo and 6 mo after the accident. An average of about 10\% of the victims suffered from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although counseling was appreciated by victims, it could not be proven that it was effective in preventing disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)},
	number = {2},
	journal = {Journal of Clinical Psychology},
	author = {Brom, Daniel and Kleber, Rolf J. and Hofman, Marijke C.},
	month = mar,
	year = {1993},
	note = {Publisher: John Wiley \& Sons},
	keywords = {Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Coping Behavior, Counseling, Cross-Sectional Studies, Defense Mechanisms, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Motor Traffic Accidents, Netherlands, PTSD incidence \& coping, Personality Inventory, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychotherapy, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, preventive counseling \& monitoring group, traffic accident victims},
	pages = {131--140},
}

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