Incidence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Road Traffic Accident

Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs after exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. Road traffic accident (RTA) is one of the traumatic experiences, which may result in PTSD. But treatment is mainly concentrated on physical health. This may be d...

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Main Authors: Wubalem Fekadu, Tesfa Mekonen, Habte Belete, Amsalu Belete, Kalkidan Yohannes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00519/full