Posttraumatic stress disorder (psychiatric injury) after road traffic accidents in forensic medicine: a primary study.
- Author:
Guang-Hu CHEN
1
;
Ji-Hu LIU
;
Ji-Long ZHENG
Author Information
1. Department of Technique, Shenyang City Intermedia People's Court, Shenyang 110013, China. guanghuachen@msn.com
- Publication Type:Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Adolescent;
Adult;
Compensation and Redress;
Disability Evaluation;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Forensic Medicine;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales;
Quality of Life;
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology*;
Wounds and Injuries/psychology*;
Young Adult
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2006;22(2):107-116
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:Studying forensic medical problem related with RTA leading PTSD and supplying accumulating evidence for psychiatric compensation in court.
METHODS:One hundred and fifty six victims of RTA were recruited who applied to court for a costs order. The victims were examined for psychiatric diagnosis by psychiatrists and for rank of impairment by experts in forensic clinical medicine. The self-report psychopathological status and quality of life were also measured.
RESULTS:Eighty one victims of 156 (51.92%) fulfilled the criteria for PTSD (ICD-10). Morbidity difference in male and female were significant; The more serious extent of impairment is, the more PTSD'possibility is; The scores in World Health Organization Quality of Life were lower and in SAS and SDS were higher in PTSD group than in non-PTSD group. Acquirement of awarded costs could obviously prevent PTSD.
CONCLUSION:The higher PTSD incidence existed in the RTA victims who applied to court for a costs order, and acquirement of awarded costs could obviously prevent PTSD.
