Prediction of Remission of Acute Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Motor Vehicle Accident Victims |
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Authors: | Edward B. Blanchard Edward J. Hickling Catherine A. Forneris Ann E. Taylor Todd C. Buckley Warren R. Loos James Jaccard |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, University at Albany-SUNY, Albany, New York, 12203;(2) Capital Psychological Associates, Albany, New York, 12205 |
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Abstract: | One hundred forty five individuals who sought medical attention as a result of a motor vehicle accident (MVA), and who were initially assessed 1 to 4 months post-MVA, were followed up prospectively for 6 months to determine how many of the 55 with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the 43 with sub-syndromal PTSD would remit and what variables would predict remission. Thirty (55%) of those with initial PTSD had remitted at least in part by 6 months while 67% of those with sub-syndromal PTSD had remitted (and 5% had worsened). Four variables, including severity of initial symptoms, degree of initial physical injury, relative degree of physical recovery by 4 months and whether a close family member suffered a trauma during the follow-up interval, combined to classify 6-month clinical status of 84% of those with initial PTSD secondary to MVAs. |
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Keywords: | remission of PTSD prediction of remission motor vehicle accidents |
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