Asian Journal of Epidemiology1992-14622077-205XAsian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/aje.2015.17.22MasoumiKambiz ForouzanArash DarianAli Asgari RahimFakher KhoozaniAbolfazl Shiravi MazidiMaryam Izadi KhademvatanShahram 1201581Study of psychological consequences in traffic accident injured has received little attention in Iran. This study aimed to examine association between mental health and traffic related injuries in injured patients admitted into Emergency Department of Golestan hospital affiliated to Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in Ahvaz, Iran. This study was done on a total of 102 injured men involved in traffic accidents as driver. The controls were consisted of 87 men that were selected from general population and had no history of traffic accident. The data was gathered using General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and analyzed through multiple univariate Analyses of Variance (ANOVAs). There was a significant difference between individuals with traffic accident and control group in mental health, physical symptoms, depression and social functioning all (p<0.001). Difference in anxiety/insomnia was not significant (p>0.05). There were significant differences between two group in education, occupation status and marital status all (p<0.001). Traffic injuries were associated with mental health and physical symptoms, depression and social functioning components of GHQ. These results highlight the individual burden related to traffic accidents in Iran.]]>Alghnam, S., M. Palta, P.L. Remington, J. Mullahy and M.S. Durkin,201423119127Araqi, E. and M. Vahedian,2007133439Arnberg, F.K., P.A. Rydelius and T. Lundin,20112011Bener, A. and D. Crundall,20056512Ehring, T., A. Ehlers and E. Glucksman,200876219230Jones, G.T., B.I. Nicholl, J. McBeth, K.A. Davies, R.K. Morriss, C. Dickens and G.J. Macfarlane,201163696701Kassam-Adams, N.,20142014Kenardy, J., M. Heron-Delaney, N. Bellamy, M. Sterling and L. Connelly,20142014Khademvatan, S., A. Forouzan, A.A. Darian, F. Rahim, A.S. Khoozani and K. Masoumi,20148656661Koren, D., I. Arnon and E. Klein,1999156367373Mayou, R. and B. Bryant,2001179528534Mayou, R. and B. Bryant,200232671675Mayou, R., B. Bryant and R. Duthie,1993307647651Mayou, R.A., A. Ehlers and B. Bryant,200240665675Noorbala, A.A. and K. Mohammad,2009114753Saadat, S. and H. Soori,20112011Skogstad, L., K. Toien, E. Hem, A.H. Ranhoff, L. Sandvik and O. Ekeberg,201445289298Ursano, R.J., C.S. Fullerton, R.S. Epstein, B. Crowley, K. Vance, T.C. Kao and A. Baum,199915618081810Van Delft-Schreurs, C.C., J.J. van Bergen, P. van de Sande, M.H. Verhofstad, J. de Vries and M.A. de Jongh,20142313531362Yasan, A., A. Guzel, Y. Tamam and M. Ozkan,200942236241