Psychopathology associated with motor vehicle crashes

Craig, A; Tran, Y; Cameron, ID

Psychopathology associated with motor vehicle crashes

Craig, A Tran, Y

Cameron, ID

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Citation:: Psychopathology: Theory, Perspectives and Future Approaches, 2013, pp. 323 - 342
Issue Date:: 2013-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Craig, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tran, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1741-4205	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cameron, ID	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Psychopathology: Theory, Perspectives and Future Approaches, 2013, pp. 323 - 342	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781626184701	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/120168
dc.description.abstract	Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world and motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are one of the major contributors. The economic costs are huge, for instance, in Australia during 2003, road related crashes amounted to around $17b or 2.3% of the Australian Gross Domestic Product. MVCs also impose a very substantial health impact often involving mild to very serious injury with possible substantial long-term disability resulting. The most prevalent examples include catastrophic injuries such as severe traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. While catastrophic injuries are devastating, they are infrequent. Non catastrophic injuries however, are common following an MVC. These include musculoskeletal injuries, which are injuries to the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or nerves. Common examples of a musculoskeletal injury arising from road crashes are whiplash or lower back injury. Chronic pain is prevalent. Psychological injury following an MVC is believed to be common, with research suggesting over 40% of people surviving an MVC report significant levels of psychological distress, compared to for instance, just less than 20% of those surviving a bushfire. As time passes, risk of psychopathology increases. For example, after 6 months, depression occurs in over 40% of MVC adult victims, while post-traumatic stress disorder has been estimated to occur in over 20%. This Chapter will present a systematic review of the occurrence of psychopathology following an MVC, including prevalence of psychological disorders, factors that predispose a person to psychopathology, and the influence of compensation on psychopathology. Finally, the classification of psychopathology arising from an MVC will be reviewed in the light of current psychiatric classification systems such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Implications for an improved classification of psychological injury following an MVC will be discussed. © Nova Scicence Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Psychopathology: Theory, Perspectives and Future Approaches	en_US
dc.title	Psychopathology associated with motor vehicle crashes	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
utslib.for	170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology	en_US
utslib.for	090305 Rehabilitation Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
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Abstract:

Trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Western world and motor vehicle crashes (MVC) are one of the major contributors. The economic costs are huge, for instance, in Australia during 2003, road related crashes amounted to around $17b or 2.3% of the Australian Gross Domestic Product. MVCs also impose a very substantial health impact often involving mild to very serious injury with possible substantial long-term disability resulting. The most prevalent examples include catastrophic injuries such as severe traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. While catastrophic injuries are devastating, they are infrequent. Non catastrophic injuries however, are common following an MVC. These include musculoskeletal injuries, which are injuries to the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, or nerves. Common examples of a musculoskeletal injury arising from road crashes are whiplash or lower back injury. Chronic pain is prevalent. Psychological injury following an MVC is believed to be common, with research suggesting over 40% of people surviving an MVC report significant levels of psychological distress, compared to for instance, just less than 20% of those surviving a bushfire. As time passes, risk of psychopathology increases. For example, after 6 months, depression occurs in over 40% of MVC adult victims, while post-traumatic stress disorder has been estimated to occur in over 20%. This Chapter will present a systematic review of the occurrence of psychopathology following an MVC, including prevalence of psychological disorders, factors that predispose a person to psychopathology, and the influence of compensation on psychopathology. Finally, the classification of psychopathology arising from an MVC will be reviewed in the light of current psychiatric classification systems such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Implications for an improved classification of psychological injury following an MVC will be discussed. © Nova Scicence Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

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