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PTSD among a treatment sample of repeat DUI offenders.
- Source :
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Journal of traumatic stress [J Trauma Stress] 2010 Aug; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 468-73. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Recent studies indicate that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common psychiatric comorbidities among driving-under-the-influence (DUI) offenders in treatment. Investigation of DUI offenders' PTSD and clinical characteristics could have important implications for prevention and treatment. This prospective study examined the demographic and clinical characteristics of repeat DUI offenders with PTSD symptoms at baseline and 1-year follow-up. Seven hundred twenty-nine DUI offenders admitted to a 2-week inpatient program participated in the study. Participants with PTSD evidenced more severe psychiatric comorbidity and reported a higher DUI recidivism rate at 1-year than those without PTSD. This study suggests a need to address PTSD among DUI offenders, as well as to further develop methodologies for accurately reporting DUI recidivism.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Alcoholic Intoxication diagnosis
Alcoholic Intoxication psychology
Alcoholic Intoxication rehabilitation
Alcoholism diagnosis
Alcoholism psychology
Alcoholism rehabilitation
Comorbidity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Massachusetts
Middle Aged
Patient Admission legislation & jurisprudence
Patient Admission statistics & numerical data
Personality Assessment statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Secondary Prevention
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic rehabilitation
Young Adult
Accidents, Traffic legislation & jurisprudence
Accidents, Traffic prevention & control
Alcoholic Intoxication epidemiology
Alcoholism epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-6598
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of traumatic stress
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20690170
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20550