TY - JOUR T1 - Psychiatric sequelae and psychosocial adjustment following ocular trauma: a retrospective pilot study JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 560 LP - 562 DO - 10.1136/bjo.85.5.560 VL - 85 IS - 5 AU - David A Alexander AU - Rachel V Kemp AU - Susan Klein AU - John V Forrester Y1 - 2001/05/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/85/5/560.abstract N2 - AIMS To identify the prevalence of psychiatric and adjustment problems after ocular trauma and those factors related to a poor outcome. METHODS 47 patients were assessed by structured interview, of whom 45 satisfactorily completed three standardised self report measures of psychological functioning, subjective distress, and social adjustment. RESULTS 33% of patients displayed psychiatric “caseness”. A number of features of the victim consistently resulted in poor outcome including a psychiatric history and peritraumatic dissociation. CONCLUSION These preliminary findings suggest ocular trauma is associated with psychomorbidity and problems of adjustment. The improved management of such patients would benefit from a more detailed analysis by means of a longitudinal study involving larger samples. ER -