International Handbook of Road Traffic Accidents & Psychological Trauma Current Understanding, Treatment and Law

Name: International Handbook of Road Traffic Accidents & Psychological Trauma Current Understanding, Treatment and Law
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ISBN: 9780080427607

ISBN-10: 008042760X

ISBN-13: 9780080427607

Edition: 1999

Authors: Edward J. Hickling, Edward B. Blanchard

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The most common trauma that occurs in western civilization is the road traffic accident. Yet medical, psychological and legal professionals have to date largely ignored this all too common horror. In the fall of 1997, the First International Conference was held that was dedicated exclusively to the psychological impact of road traffic accidents (RTAs). This event brought, for the first time ever, the leading experts from all over the world to share and develop their ideas. This provided the catalyst of ideas and information for this volume. The volume as a result contains some of the most current information available on this topic to date. This book contains comprehensive overviews of the…

Book details

List price: $221.99
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Publication date: 5/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.72" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



Section headings and selected chapters



Overview and Background


Presentation of symptons in adults



Survival, fear, post-traumatic stress disorder and all that



Acute stress disorder following motor vehicle accidents



Medical, social and legal consequences



Brain injury and the mind: the neuropsychology of mild traumatic brain injury



Injuries to the brain



Road accidents and the mind: the post-concussional syndrome



Children and young people: the neglected victims of road traffic accidents



The hidden victims of disasters and vehicular accidents: the problem and recommended solutions




Understanding of PTSD


The complex web of causation: motor vehicle accidents, co-morbidity and PTSD



Psychophysiological dimensions of motor vehicle accident survivors



Psychosocial effects of road traffic accidents



The bendigo road accident research project: predicting who suffers psychological trauma in the first year after a road accident.




Legal Issues


Malingering and litigation stress in motor vehicle accident victims



The forensic value of psychophysiological measures of post-traumatic stress disorder




Psychological Treatment


The psychological treatment of motor vehicle accident-related post-traumatic stress disorder: conceptualization and two pilot studies



Psychology approaches to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder



Post-traumatic stress disorder due to motor vehicle accidents: patterns and predictors or response to cognitive-behavior therapy