L'intensité de la détresse péritraumatique prédit la survenue des symptômes post-traumatiques parmi des victimes d'agressions

This is the first study using a prospective inquiry to demonstrate the power of the peritraumatic emotional distress score. Our results suggest that the type of trauma is a strong predictor of prognosis at six months. Despite our small sample size, the absence of significant differences between the drop-out group and our subjects reduces the probability of a bias in our selection criteria to explain our results. This study points to the fact that the measurement of peritraumatic emotional distress (PDI) is a good predictor of PTSD symptoms six months down the road. This study underlines the importance of an initial psychotraumatic consultation to identify the type of trauma and to measure the intensity of the peritraumatic symptoms in order to predict the severity of the evolution.