Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Acute stress disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders
Conditions
Interventions
The study will employ a between-groups repeated measures design to assess psychological sequelae and quality of life for individuals experiencing symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) following atte
Group 2 - the Waiting List Control group - will consist of patients with symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder who receive the self-help booklet at the end of the study period
Group 3 - the non-ASD Control Group- will consist of patients without symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder who receive the self-help booklet at the end of the study period.
These groups will be assessed
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Two Acute Stress Disorder groups 1.1 Accident and Emergency patients involved in road traffic accidents, assaults and occupational injuries of at least moderate severity between the months of July 2003 and January 2004. 1.2 meet the cut-off criteria for Acute Stress Disorder symptomatology (with or without dissociation) 1.3 consent to participate in the study 1.4 between the ages of 18 and 65. 2. Non-Acute Stress Disorder control group 2.1 patients who have had an accident of at least moderate severity 2.2 do not meet the cut-off criteria for Acute Stress Disorder symptomatology
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. suffering from a psychotic illness 2. learning disability 3. head injury 4. illiterate or do not speak English
Design outcomes
Primary
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Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed