TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Anxiety and depression disorders 5 years after severe injuries: a prospective follow-up study
JO  - Journal of psychosomatic research
A1  - Piccinelli, M.
A1  - Patterson, M.
A1  - Braithwaite, Ian
A1  - Boot, D.
A1  - Wilkinson, G.
SP  - 455
EP  - 464
VL  - 46
IS  - 5
N2  - Individuals with severe injuries were investigated 5 years after the traumatic events, and predictors of anxiety and depression disorders were identified. Trauma victims were selected who had an Injury Severity Score of > or = 16 and were brought to all hospitals in the Mersey region and North Wales over 1 year. The 212 patients aged > or = 15 years who left the hospital alive and lived within an accessible distance of the study hospital in Warrington were contacted 5 years later and 158 (74.5%) received follow-up assessment. Thirty-eight subjects (36.9%) reported "definite" anxiety and/or depression disorders and, of these, only 21.1% reported taking psychotropic medications. Factors associated with anxiety and/or depression disorders at follow-up were: sequelae of head injury (i.e., cognitive problems, posttraumatic seizures, facial pain): writing impairment: disability due to thorax problems; and a new trauma during follow-up. Initial severity or types of injuries and overall residual disability rated by the investigator were not strong predictors of anxiety and/or depression disorders at follow-up.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3999
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -