Increasing Risk of Mental Health Problems Among Subway Drivers Experiencing Accidents on the Track / 대한산업의학회지
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
;
: 36-43, 2005.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-226702
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study examined the prevalence of Post traumatic stress disorder(PTSD) and the comorbidity with panic disorder in subway drivers who experienced accidents on the track. In addition, this study examined the differences in panic disorder, stress levels, work-related problems, and sleep disturbances between drivers with and without an accident-experience.METHODS:
628 Seoul metropolitan subway drivers were participated in this study. We assessed mental health status of the subjects using the Clinician-administered PTSD scale (CAPS), panic disorder scale based on the DSM-IV criteria, Worker's Stress Response Inventory, and Sleep Questionnaire.RESULTS:
The prevalence of PTSD and comorbid panic disorder was significantly higher among those drivers who had experienced accidents than in those who had not. Drivers with an accident experience showed significantly higher somatic, depressive, anger symptoms in the stress measures, and more sleep problems than those drivers without an accident experience.CONCLUSIONS:
The experience of an accident on the track threatens both the work efficiency and the mental health of drivers. In order to reduce the negative effect of an extremely stressful event related to accidents, intervention programs for PTSD and panic disorder need to be developed and utilized.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Railroads
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Comorbidity
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Mental Health
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Panic Disorder
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Seoul
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Anger
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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