@article{ref1,
title="The psychological impact of accidents on recreational divers: A prospective study",
journal="Journal of psychosomatic research",
year="2010",
author="Trevett, A. and Peck, David and Forbes, Robert",
volume="68",
number="3",
pages="263-268",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to examine the medium and long term psychological impact of diving accidents on the victims (n=52), compared with the impact on two control groups: the victim's diving &quot;buddy&quot; (n=40) who simply witnessed the accident, and a second control from the same boat who did not dive with the victim (n=38). METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study of the impact of an accident on the victims who attended the Hyperbaric Unit, in comparison with the two control groups. Pre-accident psychological morbidity was assessed using the General Health Questionnaire. Trauma symptoms were assessed using the Revised Impact of Events Scale at 3, 6 and 12 months post accident. RESULTS: The accident victims endorsed more trauma symptoms and experienced them more intensely and for longer, compared with the two control groups. CONCLUSION: A significant minority of diving accident victims (between 25% and 50%) continued to suffer from the psychological impact of the accident, some for over a year. This has important implications for their future health care, for their safety on subsequent dives, and for dive training.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3999",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.05.005"
}