The reliability and validity of doctor-recorded morbidity data in active data collection systems

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To test the reliability and validity of morbidity data recorded by general practitioners (family physicians) on structured recording forms in active data collection systems.

DESIGN:

The consulting general practitioner recorded the problems managed at 347 video-taped doctor-patient contacts. Two observers independently viewed the video-tapes and completed a recording form for each. Problems were centrally coded, using the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC).

SETTING:

Primary health care.

Prospective study of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression following trauma

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The purpose of this study was to prospectively evaluate the onset, overlap, and course of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression following traumatic events.

METHOD:

Relationship between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injury

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

The aim of this study was to index the frequency of occurrence of acute stress disorder following mild traumatic brain injury and to determine its utility in predicting posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

METHOD:

Acute stress disorder as a predictor of posttraumatic stress symptoms

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Using the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for acute stress disorder, the authors examined whether the acute psychological effects of being a bystander to violence involving mass shootings in an office building predicted later posttraumatic stress symptoms.

METHOD:

The participants in this study were 36 employees working in an office building where a gunman shot 14 persons (eight fatally). The acute stress symptoms were assessed within 8 days of the event, and posttraumatic stress symptoms of 32 employees were assessed 7 to 10 months later.

Recovery from post-earthquake psychological morbidity: who suffers and who recovers

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

We sought to identify the psychosocial characteristics of high earthquake exposure subjects that were associated with the development of post-disaster morbidity and with recovery.

METHOD:

How multiple types of stressors impact on health

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

Although many studies have focused on the relationship between stress and health, few have examined the impact of multiple types of stressors. The current study investigated the health impact of four stressors: sexual and physical abuse history, lifetime losses and traumas, turmoil in childhood family, and recent stressful life events.

METHOD:

The sample included 239 female patients from a referral-based gastroenterology clinic.

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