Incidence and prediction of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in severely injured accident victims.

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OBJECTIVE:

This study was designed to assess the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in severely injured accident victims and to predict the presence of PTSD symptoms at a 12-month follow-up.

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Individual predictors of posttraumatic distress: a structural equation model.

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OBJECTIVE:

Recent research has called into question the "dose-effect" model of understanding response to trauma and has turned attention to the contribution of personality and environmental factors. This research seeks to model the interrelation of relational capacity (a component of personality), perceptions of social support, and posttraumatic distress.

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Prospective study of hepatic, renal, and haematological surveillance in hazardous materials firefighters.

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OBJECTIVES:

To evaluate possible health effects related to work with hazardous materials as measured by end organ effect markers in a large cohort over about 2 years, and in a subcohort over 5 years.

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The impact of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Devastated trust.

This article discusses the impact of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In particular, the authors discuss the relation between trauma and (dis)trust. Specifically, the issue of trust among the war-stricken people of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the focus of this article. It is hypothesized that war has exerted a clear impact on individual well-being. Next, war has had a clear impact on assigning meaning to life and the surrounding (social) world.

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