Garmaroudi G Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Mental Health, Childhood trauma, PTSD, Mental Illness
Department of Health Education and Promotion, University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Garmaroudi G graduated from Medical School in 1992 and working as a general practitioner for 3 years.He completed residency program in "Maternal & Child Health" in the Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1999. Then, he joined the Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research working as faculty for 5 years. He started MSc course in "Mental Health Services Research" in King's College London in 2005, where he awarded two years "Visiting Research Associate" involving in a research project on Adolescents' self-harm in the King's College Hospital in South London. His main research focus is on child and adolescents mental health.
Research Article
Author(s): Moradi A, Rahmani K and Garmaroudi G
Introduction: Iran is one of the countries with the highest incidence of accident and mortality associated with road and traffic accidents. Studying the prevalence of acute post- traumatic stress disorder among the victims of traffic accidents, and also the causes and context of this type of disorder, especially in children, can help to clarify most dimensions of psychological complications of these types of accidents in the community.
Method: The current study is a cross-sectional type. The determined sample was divided into classes, based on sex and age groups, by the proportional allocation method. A random selection of samples was made among victims of traffic accidents, who were referred to the hospitals covered by Tehran Unive... view moreĀ»