Abstract
Motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) are a leading cause of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD, Norris, 1992). A recent meta-analysis of conditional prevalence suggests that approximately 15 percent of MVA survivors will suffer from PTSD as long as 1 year post-MVA (Shercliffe, 2001). Because MVA-related losses may be compensated through either personal injury litigation or Workers’ Compensation claims, it behooves us to better understand the relationship of PTSD to functional disability in employment settings. This chapter will discuss what we know of the general effects of PTSD on income and employment, followed by a discussion of likely connections between the emotional, cognitive and behavioral domains of PTSD and functional disability. Recommended assessment methods for detecting symptom-disability pathways for the individual will be described as well as relevant case examples.
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