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Psychiatric Injury
A person’s mental health might be adversely affected in a way that is long-lasting after an accident. Someone’s life may be significantly disrupted for an extended period of time if they are involved in a catastrophic car accident that results in months or even years of physical recuperation.
In either the short-term or the long-term aftermath of an accident, a variety of disorders may manifest themselves.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Someone is likely to experience significant anguish or concern for their safety in the first moments leading up to and after a catastrophic car accident. These periods may last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. Post-traumatic stress disorder, often known as PTSD, is a kind of anxiety disorder that is caused by exposure to a traumatic incident that results in extreme feelings of helplessness or dread.
The symptoms could appear right away after the incident, or they might not appear until weeks, months, or even years afterwards. Someone who suffers from PTSD may often be forced to relive the traumatic event in the form of nightmares, flashbacks, or even via visions and feelings.
There is a possibility that they will also have trouble sleeping and concentrating. Strong emotions of guilt, loneliness, avoidance, and anxiety are some of the emotional symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
It is crucial to seek treatment for PTSD as a distinct disorder since it is possible for symptoms to linger for years after a person has completed a full physical recovery from the effects of an event. In most cases, we will be able to arrange therapy at no expense to you. After a traumatic event, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have a lasting effect on a person’s life.
It has the potential to interfere with your regular activities as well as your capacity to work. You need to make sure that you give yourself enough time to learn how post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) may have impacted you after your injury and that you obtain help with your therapy all the way through your claim.
Depression
Recovery from injuries that take a long time to heal may often result in emotional symptoms such as anxiety or despair. It is possible that a person’s long-term mental health will be negatively affected if they are unable to work, if they are unable to move, or if they are in constant pain.
Depression is a severe disorder that may manifest itself in a person’s life in a variety of unique ways. Even if you may simply feel a persistent sense of melancholy or despair, depression may, in its most severe forms, cause a person to have thoughts of ending their own life.
An upheaval in one’s life, such as the loss of a loved one or the experience of a traumatic incident, may trigger the beginning of depression. It is natural to have emotions of discomfort and anxiety in the aftermath of a traumatic incident; however, if these feelings continue for a significant amount of time—weeks or even months—you may be exhibiting indicators of depression.
Getting assistance for depression is something that many individuals fear doing, despite the fact that it is encouraged to do so as soon as possible. The treatments for depression will be different for each form of depression that an individual suffers from.
Your primary care physician could suggest a mix of talking therapy, medication, and making some healthy adjustments to your food and lifestyle. Please make sure that you are receiving the necessary assistance and treatment for clinical depression if you believe that you may have suffered it as a consequence of the injuries you sustained.
Making a Claim for Compensation
It can be difficult to come to terms with symptoms that appear to have no physical cause. Bike accident specialist solicitors have a wealth of experience with PTSD, depression, and other mental health conditions, and will make sure to represent these conditions as serious factors in any claim. Here are the key areas to understand
- How to claim compensation for your inquiry.
- Claiming for consultation, therapy, or other treatment.
- Recovering your financial losses as a result of your condition. This includes loss of earnings from being unable to work, insurance policy excess, travelling expenses, and any other income you have lost as a direct result of your accident.
