Although there has been a marked increase in research on psychological disorders following physical injury in recent years, there are many discrepancies between the reported findings. This paper reviews the prevalence outcomes of recent studies of the mental health sequelae of physical injury with a focus on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute stress disorder (ASD), and depression. The review critically outlines some of the methodological factors that may have contributed to these discrepancies. The phenomenological overlap between organic and psychogenic symptoms, the use of narcotic analgesia, the role of brain injury, the timing and content of assessments, and litigation are discussed in terms of their potential to confound findings with this population. Recommendations are proposed to clarify methodological approaches in this area. It is suggested that a clearer understanding of the psychological effects of physical injury will require the widespread adoption of more rigorous, standardized and transparent methodological procedures.

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创伤后创伤后疾病：实证和方法学回顾。

尽管近年来对人身伤害后心理障碍的研究已有显着增加，但报告的发现之间仍有许多差异。本文回顾了最近关于身体伤害的心理健康后遗症的研究结果，重点是创伤后应激障碍（PTSD），急性应激障碍（ASD）和抑郁症。该评论严格概述了可能导致这些差异的一些方法学因素。讨论了器质性和精神性症状之间的现象学重叠，麻醉性镇痛的使用，脑损伤的作用，评估的时机和内容以及诉讼，从它们可能混淆该人群的发现方面进行了讨论。提出了一些建议，以澄清该领域的方法论方法。