Uncovering the Connection: PTSD and Road Accidents
S. Bellafqih, Y. El Fatmaoui, S. Belbachir, A. Ouanas

TL;DR
This study explores the link between road accidents and PTSD, finding that a majority of accident victims show signs of PTSD.
Contribution
The study evaluates PTSD incidence in road accident victims in Morocco and identifies risk factors using a cross-sectional survey.
Findings
65% of participants showed signs of PTSD based on the PDI scale.
Most participants were female, young, and from urban areas with higher education.
41.4% of participants experienced physical impact from the accident.
Abstract
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur after a traumatic event. It results in mental suffering and physical complications that profoundly alter personal, social, and professional life. One can develop PTSD after experiencing a frightening event, for example: rape, the death of a loved one, war veterans, or following a car accident. In Morocco, traffic accidents cause, on average, nearly 3,500 deaths and 12,000 serious injuries per year. Our main purpose is to evaluate the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in patients who are victims of traffic accidents and to identify key risk factors in the general population. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study through a questionnaire shared on social networks including a socio-demographic description, a clinical description, and the “Peri-traumatic Distress Inventory (PDI)” Scale to…
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Taxonomy
TopicsCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
