Psychiatric morbidity following electrical injury and its effects on cognitive functioning

Ramati, Alona; Rubin, Leah H.; Wicklund, Alissa H.; Pliskin, Neil H.; Ammar, Alia N.; Fink, Joseph W.; Bodnar, Elena N.; Lee, Raphael C.; Cooper, Mary Ann; Kelley, Kathleen M.

doi:10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.03.010

Cited by 42 publications

(35 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Poorer performance on psychometrical measures of sustained and divided attention, mental processing and speed have also been demonstrated in a sample of 29 electricians who experienced an EI when compared with 29 noninjured electricians matched for age, education, intelligence quotients, and occupational backgrounds. 11 In a study examining psychiatric sequelae after EI, Ramati et al 14 documented that 78% of their total sample of 86 EI patients warranted a psychiatric assessment and 26% of these had two psychiatric diagnoses. The most prevalent psychiatric diagnoses included adjustment disorder (19%), followed by posttraumatic stress disorder alone (15%) and posttraumatic stress disorder with depression (15%).…”

Section: Impairments After Electrical Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Returning to Work After Electrical Injuries

Stergiou-Kita

Mansfield

Bayley

et al. 2014

Journal of Burn Care & Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The objective of this study was to gain an understanding of workers' experiences with returning to work, the challenges they experienced, and the supports they found most beneficial when returning to work after a workplace electrical injury. Thirteen semistructured qualitative telephone interviews were conducted with individuals who experienced an electrical injury at the workplace. Participants were recruited from specialized burns rehabilitation programs in Ontario, Canada. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and thematic analysis used to analyze the qualitative interviews. Data regarding workers' demographics, injury events, and occupational categories were also gathered to characterize the sample.Participants identified three distinct categories of challenges: 1) physical, cognitive, and psychosocial impairments and their effects on their work performance; 2) feelings of guilt, blame, and responsibility for the injury; and 3) having to return to the workplace or worksite where the injury took place. The most beneficial supports identified by the injured workers included: 1) support from family, friends, and coworkers; and 2) the receipt of rehabilitation services specialized in electrical injury. The most common advice to others after electrical injuries included: 1) avoiding electrical injury; 2) feeling ready to return to work; 3) filing a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board injury/claims report;4) proactive self-advocacy; and 5) garnering the assistance of individuals who understood electrical injuries to advocate on their behalf. Immediate and persistent physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and support factors can affect individuals' abilities to successfully return to work after an electrical injury. Specialized services and advocacy were viewed as beneficial to successful return to work.

show abstract

Section: Impairments After Electrical Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Individuals' perceptions of the electrical trauma as a near-death experience and the accompanying flashbacks and nightmares can also produce long-term emotional challenges. 14 …”

Section: Impairments After Electrical Injurymentioning

confidence: 99%

Returning to Work After Electrical Injuries

Stergiou-Kita

Mansfield

Bayley

et al. 2014

Journal of Burn Care & Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…34 Recurrent depressive psychosis, specified as with psychotic behavior 296. 35 Recurrent depressive psychosis-in partial or unspecified remission 300…”

Section: Demographic and Employment Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychiatric Diagnoses After Hospitalization With Work-Related Burn Injuries in Washington State

Anderson

Bonauto

Adams

2011

Journal of Burn Care & Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study aims to describe workers who were hospitalized with work-related burn injuries and their psychiatric sequelae in Washington State. Psychiatric sequelae of interest were depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and other anxiety disorders. Workers' compensation claims meeting a definition for a hospitalized burn patient from Washington State from January 2001 through April 2008 were analyzed. The resulting claims were searched for the presence of certain psychiatric diagnoses or treatment codes, and descriptive analyses performed. In Washington State during the time period, the prevalence of claims with psychiatric diagnoses after hospitalization with burn injury was 19%. Claims with psychiatric diagnoses had higher medical costs and more days of time loss than those without these diagnoses. Workers with electrical burns in the construction industry and in construction and extraction occupations had a higher proportion of psychiatric sequelae. Burns are devastating yet preventable injuries. Workers who were hospitalized with work-related burn injuries, particularly those in certain industries and occupations and those with electrical burns, are at high risk for developing serious psychiatric sequelae with major costs to both the individual and the society.

show abstract

“…Various types of neurologic damage due to electrical injury have been described in literature including peripheral nerve injury, spinal cord damage, movement disorders, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, neuropsychological symptoms, cerebellar ataxia, seizures, hypoxic encephalopathy, and intracerebral hemorrhage [3][4][5]. We report a case of acute vertebrobasilar stroke due to electrical injury because of the infrequency of this neurologic complication.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%