Does acute stress disorder predict posttraumatic stress disorder following workplace violence? A prospective study of ps
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Does acute stress disorder predict posttraumatic stress disorder following workplace violence? A prospective study of psychiatric staff Sara Al Ali1,2 · Jesper Pihl‑Thingvad1,2 · Ask Elklit1 Received: 11 December 2019 / Accepted: 3 October 2020 © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Objectives Psychiatric staff is at risk of workplace violence (WV) and subsequent posttraumatic symptomatology. The current study assesses the prevalence of acute stress disorder (ASD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in psychiatric staff following WV. This also examines the prospective association between ASD and PTSD. Methods This is a prospective cohort study of staff from 18 psychiatric wards in Denmark (n = 250), that reported an incident of workplace violence. Results The prevalence of ASD was 10.8%, while 8% had PTSD 3 months post-assault. Generalized linear mixed models showed a significant predictive power of ASD on PTSD (OR 8.45, p
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