Psychiatric consequences of motor vehicle accidents.
Psychiatric complaints are frequent following motor vehicle accidents and may be major predictors of persistent pain and other complaints. Outcomes are not related closely to the nature or severity of any medical injury. Psychiatric problems often are unrecognized and untreated. There is a need for more behaviorally inferred routine care, early recognition of complications, and the use of psychological and pharmacological interventions.
Mayou
Richard A
RA
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. richard.mayou@psych.ox.ac.uk
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology*; D020208:Brain Injury, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012307:Risk Factors; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*