Personal injury attorney in Tampa, Edward Reyes talks about depression, post traumatic stress, mental health and how it relates to accidents.
We see depression from people that are exposed in extreme trauma. Sometimes it is mistakenly attributed as marital issues, increased intake of alcohol, or family problem.
We have to treat auto-accidents as a grieving process and a loss. We are not just talking about losing a loved one but also includes the loss of your job or the loss of your finances and in some ways are taking out of their role if there’s a significant injury then mental stress should be addressed too. If it disrupts you day to day activities, there’s stress that you need to cope with because we are creatures of habit.
Watch this video for the full details about coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by car accidents.