This study investigated the anxiety and depression for a group of 112 patients with Lower Back Pain. 56 patients with Lower Back Pain (21 women, 35 men) were seeking treatment in two clinics. Also, 56 subjects (20 females, 36 males) who had no Lower Back Pain agreed to participate as a control group. Psychological aspects were evaluated on the Symptoms Checklist-90-Revised. Demographic characteristics and information on pain was collected by an author who constructed the questionnaire. The patients reported a higher mean on Anxiety and Depression subscales of SCL-90-R. t tests for means on the SCL-90-R scales between groups indicated statistically significant differences on the anxiety and depression scales.

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The Disaster Working Party was in existence for one year and reviewed the research literature on psychological aspects of disasters. Psychologists and others who were closely involved with recent disasters at Bradford, Zeebrugge/Dover and King’s Cross provided written and verbal evidence to the working party. These summary recommendations will be followed by the publication of a full report.