Post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) after traffic accident

Background: The fact of daily occurrence of traffic accidents does not diminish stress impact. After traffic accidents, numerous psychiatric consequences occur, and special attention is brought to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Objective: To determine the characteristics of people who develop post-traumatic stress disorder and characteristics of the disorder. Method: The research included 150 subjects who had a car accident a minimum of two years prior to testing. Questionnaire prepared for the purposes of this research was used and the battery of psychological tests (MMPI-202, BDI and STAI-S). Results: In 87 A subjects, psychiatric effects were present two years after the accident. Posttraumatic stress disorder was present in 36% subjects. Out of total number of subjects, PTSD occurred in 16% of men and 18% of women; the most common was in people over 50 years, in people who are married (28) and who are unemployed (12%). People who were treated in hospital (21%) and who had physical consequences after two years (15%), had a PTSD in higher percentage, a significant correlation of physical trauma and psychiatric consequences were not confirmed by factor analysis. Conclusion: Post traumatic stress disorder occurred after traffic accidents, which was present in 36% of subjects, was never reported alone, but only in combination with other psychiatric disorders. Key words: traffic accidents, psychiatric consequences, posttraumatic stress disorder