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Emotional Effects of Whiplash and Their Impact on Physical Recovery - Dr Kathryn Newns

12/06/12. Research indicates that psychological distress plays an important role in the persistence of physical injuries following road traffic accidents (RTAs) (Atherton et al. 2006., Carroll et al., 2006). In some cases, the psychological symptomatology experienced following an RTA can last for many years, adversely impacting on physical recovery and the resumption of normal every day activities (Mayou et al. 1997).

Atherton et al. (2006) discovered that the greatest predictors of persistent neck pain following a motor vehicle collision related to psychological distress and aspects of pre-collision health rather than to various attributes of the collision itself. Carroll et al (2006) found that in individuals with depressive symptomatology, those who coped more...

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