Citation

Jeavons S, Greenwood KM, Horne DJ. J. Trauma. Stress 2000; 13(2): 359-365.

Affiliation

Department of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. s.jeavons@bendigo.latrobe.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1023/A:1007797904536

PMID

10838681

Abstract

This study used a sample of 72 consecutive attendees to hospital following motor vehicle accidents. It aimed to assess the relationship between demographic variables, details of the accident and cognitions about the accident recorded soon afterward, and degree of psychological trauma 3 and 6 months later. Psychological trauma was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire, Impact of Event Scale, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Interview. A structured interview was used to gain information about demographic, accident, and accident cognition variables. Results showed that initial cognitions such as perceived threat to life, rather than demographic or accident variables, had the strongest relationships to subsequent trauma.

Language: en