Open AccessPrevalence and determinants of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among survivors of motor vehicle accidents from a hilly Indian state
Author(s) -
Deeksha Arora,
C Xavier Belsiyal,
Vikram Singh Rawat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_1059_20
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , odds ratio , checklist , logistic regression , confidence interval , medicine , cross sectional study , population , psychiatry , poison control , demography , posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , psychology , environmental health , pathology , sociology , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics
Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are the leading cause of death and have also been proven debilitating for their survivors. In India, with poor road infrastructure and low maintenance, MVAs are quite apparent. With a significant focus of treatment on physical health, psychological consequences linked to these traumas are often neglected.