@article{ref1,
title="Posttraumatic stress disorder (psychiatric injury) after road traffic accidents in forensic medicine: a primary study",
journal="Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi",
year="2006",
author="Chen, Guang-Hu and Liu, Jianghong and Zheng, Ji-Long",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="107-10, 116",
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.<p /> <p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="1004-5619",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}