Long-term outcome in 324 polytrauma patients: what factors are associated with posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive disorder symptoms?

Abstract Background Physical impairment is well-known to last for many years after a severe injury, and there is a high impact on the quality of the survivor’s life. The purpose of this study was to examine if this is also true for psychological impairment with symptoms of posttraumatic stress disor...

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Main Authors: Lisa Falkenberg, Christian Zeckey, Philipp Mommsen, Marcel Winkelmann, Boris A. Zelle, Martin Panzica, Hans-Christoph Pape, Christian Krettek, Christian Probst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-017-0282-9