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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext This book 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 Zusammenfassung 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. It intends to capture the MVC experience from a multidisciplinary perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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! Conclusio...
