TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Social medicine expert assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder
JO  - Nervenarzt
A1  - Weber, M. M.
A1  - Antonijevic, I. A.
A1  - Bronisch, Thomas
SP  - 811
EP  - 814
VL  - 69
IS  - 9
N2  - The concept of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become important for psychiatric diagnosis and research, particularly following US-american studies on Vietnam war veterans. Recently, studies on traindrivers involved in suicide accidents have shown symptoms of anxiety and depression in more than 30% of concerned drivers and typical symptoms of a PTSD in 15%. Here, we present the case of a traindriver who was involved in 6 suicide accidents within 17 years of traindriving (the average is 2 suicide accidents). Following the 3rd accident, the driver developed increasingly symptoms like anxiety, sleep disturbances, flashbacks and irritability. Following the 6th accident, he has been unable to work. A former expert opinion saw no relationship between the symptoms of the driver and the suicide accidents. Therefore, further information about the concept of a PTSD seems necessary to ensure early psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatment of patients with such a disorder.<p /> <p>Language: de</p> 
LA  - de
SN  - 0028-2804
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -