We commonly associate post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with combat injury and victims of assault, but motor vehicle accidents are also a leading cause of PTSD. Accident victims who were seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident or who witnessed someone seriously hurt or killed in an accident, may suffer PTSD symptoms as a result. In fact, recent studies suggest that about ten per cent of victims of serious car accidents develop post-traumatic stress disorder.
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