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The psychological stress reactions of 44 family medicine patients who were treated in the emergency room were examined approximately a year after the event. Patients were assessed on several psychological measures, including one for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and on their perception of how stressful the event was initially and now. Results show continuing stress reactions related to the emergency room event. Three patients endorsed symptoms indicating full PTSD and 13 appeared to have at least partial PTSD. Age appeared to be a factor in the presence of stress symptoms and in degree of perceived communication with the physician.
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Suzanne Talbert, F., Wagner, P.J., Braswell, L.C. et al. Analysis of long-term stress reactions in emergency room patients: An initial study. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2, 133–148 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01988639
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