People who are injured in vehicle accidents often suffer from post - traumatic stress disorder

Most people think of military personnel returning from combat as individuals who commonly experience the mayhem of anxiety known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, civilians experience PTSD just as much. Individuals who sustain injuries from car accidents, in particular, often suffer from PTSD.

What is PTSD?

In more specific terms, PTSD is an anxiety disorder many people experience after undergoing a traumatic or life-threatening event like a car or motorcycle accident, pedestrian-vehicle accident or a fall from a significant height. Many PTSD sufferers experience continuous overwhelming feelings of anxiety or fear.

It's obvious that auto accident victims sustain orthopedic injuries like broken bones, sprains and back injuries; however, many also suffer from psychological injuries, like PTSD, as well. In fact, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Orethopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS), over 50 percent of patients with orthopedic injuries suffer from PTSD.

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