PEOPLE THINK OF TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, ONLY REQUIRE PHYSICAL INJURIES, AND THE ATTENTION OFTEN REMAINS IGNORED OR NOT TREATED. THE EFFECTS OF ACCIDENTS ARE NOT ONLY PHYSICAL. 1/3 OF CAR ACCIDENT VICTIMS EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH SYMPTOMS, ANXIETY, AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. PHYSICAL INJURIES CAN CHANGE A LIFE
AFTER AN ACCIDENT, MENTAL TRAUMAS CAN BE DEBILITATING ALSO. MENTAL HEALTH AFTER AN ACCIDENT NEEDS TO BE TREATED WITH EXTREME URGENCY. TREATING A PATIENT'S PHYSICAL INJURIES IS PARTIALLY TO THE OVERALL PROCESS OF FULLY RECOVERING FROM ACCIDENT TRAUMA; YOU NEED MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALING TO COMPLETE IT.
(PTSD)
Dissociation
Depression
Any reoccurring anxiety, thoughts, or dreams about the accident are signs of post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD. PTSD involves social, economic, and legal repercussions that followed a crash.
Depression
Dissociation
Depression
A common mental health symptom experienced by auto accident victims is depression or major depressive disorder. It is important to be aware of symptoms like anxiety, phobias, sleep disorders, fatigue, headaches, physical injury, and pain. Physical limitations and the inability to conduct normal activities due to an injury can trigger depression.
Dissociation
Dissociation
Dissociation
An accident victim feels separate or disconnected from their own body and thoughts. Traumatic events cause victims to feel disengaged from their surroundings, feel emotionally or physically numb, and believe the accident didn’t occur. Accident victims are unable to process their trauma, and effective recovery.