What are the risks of post-traumatic stress disorder after an accident?

Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 14:31 in Health & Medicine

Many patients continue to suffer from symptoms (headaches, pain) several months after an accident. Now, a research team has studied the subsequent development of 1,300 people who were admitted to hospital for trauma. The researchers demonstrate that it is possible to identify people who will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, which generally occurs when the individual's life was put in danger.

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