Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 194-200 , May 2006

Can structured interviews for posttraumatic stress disorder assist clinical decision-making after motor vehicle accidents? An exploratory analysis

  • Derrick Silove

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Centre for Population Mental Health Research, Sydney South West Area Health Service, New South Wales 2170, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, The Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, New South Wales 2170, Australia. Tel.: +61 2 9828 4902; fax: +61 2 9828 4910.
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  • Robert Brooks

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Centre for Population Mental Health Research, Sydney South West Area Health Service, New South Wales 2170, Australia
    • ,
  • Zachary Steel

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Centre for Population Mental Health Research, Sydney South West Area Health Service, New South Wales 2170, Australia
    • ,
  • Alex Blaszczynski

      Affiliations

    • School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia
    • ,
  • Ken Hillman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthetics and Intensive Care, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
    • ,
  • Karen Tyndall

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Research and Teaching Unit, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, and Centre for Population Mental Health Research, Sydney South West Area Health Service, New South Wales 2170, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2005.08.004

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 194-200 , May 2006

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