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Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical, Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences
1st Edition - May 21, 2008
Editors: Melanie P Duckworth, Tony Iezzi, William O'Donohue
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:9780080450483
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eBook ISBN:9780080560557
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Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical, Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences is a comprehensive review of the motor vehicle collision (MVC) experience and includes chapters relevant…Read more
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Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical, Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences is a comprehensive review of the motor vehicle collision (MVC) experience and includes chapters relevant to the assessment and treatment of multiple consequences of MVC involvement, including medical, psychosocial, and legal difficulties. The book is designed to be accessible to both clinicians and researchers interested in the study of MVCs and in the management of MVC-related problems.
The aim of this book is to capture the MVC experience from a multidisciplinary perspective, This book will serve as a necessary reference for physicians, rehabilitation specialists, allied medical professionals, psychologists, and lawyers.
Presents the complete chronology of an MVC from immediate aftermath to chronic disability
Details evidence-based assessment and treatment practices across disciplines
Addresses cultural factors that influence assessment and treatment of MVC sufferers
Clinicians and researchers interested in the study of motor vehicle collisions and in the management of related problems. Physicians, rehabilitation specialists, allied medical professionals, psychologists, psychiatrists and lawyers who have experience with motor vehicle collisions.
Section I The Scope and Significance of Motor Vehicle Collisions
1. Introduction to Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical, Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences Melanie P. Duckworth, Tony Iezzi, William T. O’Donohue
2. The Prevalence and Impact of Motor Vehicle Collisions Ted Miller
3. Predictors of Motor Vehicle Collisions Graham Hole
Section II Managing the Immediate Motor Vehicle Collision Aftermath
4. Assessment of Acute Pain, Physical Injury, and Disability Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions Murray Girotti and Neil Parry
5. Treatment of Acute Pain, Physical Injury, and Disability Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions David B. Hoyt
6. Emergency Room Trauma: The Immediate Aftermath of Motor Vehicle Collisions Therese S. Richmond
7. Acute Stress Disorder Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions Richard A. Bryant
Section III Managing the Consequences of Motor Vehicle Collisions in the Primary Care Setting
8. Normalizing Experiences of Acute Pain and Injury-Related Impairment Keith Sequeira
9. Normalizing Emotional Distress Michael Lewandowski
10. Managing Primary Care Costs: Medical and Psychological Cost-Offset William T. O’Donohue
Section IV Chronic Physical and Psychological Consequences of Motor Vehicle Collisions
11. Assessment of Patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders Dennis Turk and James Robinson
12. Treatment of Chronic Pain Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions Robert J. Gatchel
13. Neuropathology and Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury Consequent to a Motor Vehicle Collisions H. Julia Hannay
14. Cognitive Impairment Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions Grant Iverson
15. Psychological Conditions Associated with Motor Vehicle Collisions Meaghan O’Donnell and Mark Creamer
16. Assessment of PTSD Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions Melanie P. Duckworth
17. Treatment of PTSD Consequent to Motor Vehicle Collisions Edward J. Hickling and Eric Kuhn
18. Driving Phobia Associated with Motor Vehicle Collisions Joanne Taylor
Section V Medical-Legal Issues Associated with Motor Vehicle Collisions
19. Medical-Legal Issues: A Legal Perspective Stephen Schenke
20. Medical-Legal Issues: A Medical Perspective Nathan D. Zasler and Michael F. Martelli
21. Medical-Legal Issues: A Psychological Perspective Tony Iezzi
22. Medical-Legal. Issues: A Patient’s Perspective Melanie P. Duckworth and Tony Iezzi
Section VI Summary, Conclusions, and Future Directions
23. Current Status and Future Directions in the Study of Motor Vehicle Collisions and the Associated Medical, Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences Tony Iezzi, Melanie P. Duckworth, and William T. O’Donohue
No. of pages: 592
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: May 21, 2008
Imprint: Academic Press
Hardback ISBN: 9780080450483
eBook ISBN: 9780080560557
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Melanie P Duckworth
Affiliations and expertise
University of Nevada, Reno, USA
TI
Tony Iezzi
Affiliations and expertise
London Health Sciences Center, Ontario, Canada
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William O'Donohue
William O'Donohue is the Nicholas Cummings Professor of Organized Behavioral Healthcare at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Philosophy. He has authored over 100 articles and chapters and co-edited more than 15 books.
Affiliations and expertise
University of Nevada, Reno, USA
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