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. 2012:2012:184572.
doi: 10.1155/2012/184572. Epub 2012 May 29.

Posttraumatic and depressive symptoms in victims of occupational accidents

Giulia Buodo  1 , Caterina Novara, Marta Ghisi, Daniela Palomba
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Posttraumatic and depressive symptoms in victims of occupational accidents

Giulia Buodo et al. Depress Res Treat. 2012.

Abstract

The present descriptive study was aimed at evaluating posttraumatic and depressive symptoms and their cooccurrence, in a sample of victims of workplace accidents. Also, posttraumatic negative cognitions were assessed. Eighty-five injured workers were evaluated, using the PTSD Symptom Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory II, and the posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory. 49.4% of injured workers reported both depressive and posttraumatic symptoms of clinical relevance. 20% only reported posttraumatic, but not depressive, symptoms, and 30.6% did not report either type of symptoms. The group with both posttraumatic and depressive symptoms displayed greater symptom severity and more negative cognitions about the self and about the world than the other two groups. The obtained findings indicate that workplace accidents can have a major impact upon the mental health of victims. Early interventions should be focused not only on the prevention or reduction of posttraumatic and depressive symptoms but also on restructuring specific maladaptive trauma-related cognitions.

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