Post traumatic stress disorder among automobile and motorcycle accident survivors attending the orthopedic clinic in KNH: a comparative study
Abstract
The problem of road traffic accidents is increasingly becoming a threat to public health and national development in many developing countries. Apart from inflicting physical injuries to the survivors, motor vehicle accidents have been found to be a principle cause of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, often with enduring symptomatology.This study aimed at elucidating any differences in PTSD between the survivors of motorcycle and automobile accidents.
Publisher
University of Nairobi