Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is one of the most pervasive psychological symptoms associated with personal injury cases. Injured victims often describe how they experience stress, depression, and anxiety after suffering injuries during an accident. Both motorcycle accident victims and truck accident victims experience post-traumatic stress disorder.
Seeking legal representation can be intimidating, but it is important to learn as much as possible regarding your legal rights. You can seek financial compensation for your injuries, and an attorney can help you assert legal claims, gather evidence, and participate in settlement negotiations with opposing counsel.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a complex phenomena which affects individuals who live through events in which their lives are in danger. Oftentimes post-traumatic stress disorder has been associated with military veterans and service in combat. However, accident victims and others also experience post-traumatic stress disorder after surviving dangerous events such as truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, and automobile accidents.
It is possible for victims to experience physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Children and adults may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. It is often the case that children may have more severe symptoms if they are under extreme conditions such as wars or natural disasters.
Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Some of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder include anxiety, depression, and panic attacks. Many accident victims are afraid to travel in an automobile after suffering injuries during a truck accident, motorcycle accident, or automobile accident. Sometimes individuals who are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder isolate themselves and feel uncomfortable being around other people.
Treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder typically involves both cognitive behavioral therapy and medication. It often takes victims months or years to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder. Sometimes it can take less time or more time depending on the individual experience of the sufferer and how long the person endured the traumatic incident.
General Damages and Personal Injury Claims
Individual victims can seek general damages and special damages during a personal injury lawsuit. It is important to understand that general damages refer to less quantifiable losses, and these include post-traumatic stress disorder. Each individual person may need to calculate their total general damages amount based on how post-traumatic stress disorder inhibited their behavior and had an overall negative effect on many different aspects of their lives.
Accident victims may claim damages for medical bills, psychiatric treatment, therapy sessions, and lost earnings if post-traumatic stress disorder caused the person to miss time from work. It is also possible that an individual may need to learn a new trade or begin a new career after an accident. The costs associated with this transition are recoverable as damages in a personal injury lawsuit.
Support Groups and Recovering From Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Support groups exist to help individuals recover from post-traumatic stress disorder in a positive and helpful setting. Being alone during your recovery period can make it difficult to feel safe and confident. Becoming more comfortable takes time after living through a traumatic event. Therefore, it is essential that you find a support group where you can go and work on feeling more comfortable as you overcome post-traumatic stress disorder.