Naslov
Posttraumatic stress disorder and work ability

Autori
Folnegović-Šmalc, Vera ; Mimica, Ninoslav ; Folnegović, Zdenko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
European Psychiatry 11(Suppl 4) - Abstracts of the 8th Congress of Association of European Psychiatrists and of Annual Meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists / Balus C., Guelfi JD, , Heimann H., Murray R. - Pariz : Elsevier, 1996, 366s-366s

Skup
8th Congress of Association of European Psychiatrist European psychiatry: a force for the future

Mjesto i datum
London, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 07.07.1996. - 12.07.1996

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Disability ; Psychosocial function ; Employment

Sažetak
The aim of this study was to evaluate the work of persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study comprised64 patiens (diagnosed according to DSM-IV and ICD 10), 44 males and 20 females, age between 25 to 50 years. All 44 men were active before the illness occured, namely 31 was employed, 11 wewr peasant and 2 of them were free - lances. Before the treatment free - lances were working in spite of heaving symptoms, all peasant were passive, and among the employees only two of them were still working actively. After the psychopharmacotherapy and two manths of cognitive - behavioral therapy 9 employees returned to work, but not a single peasant. Before developing PTSD all women were successful housewives (not a single one was employed), but during the illness all of them became totally passive. This study demonstrates that the persons with PTSD show significant work disability in high percentage. Also it was noticed that the persons in which the symptoms of the disorder had disappeared often remained passive, and did not return back to their previous job. It is concluded that PTSD present also a significant social problem.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

Napomena
Indexed in Excerpta Medica

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