Emotional Or Mental Injury

When an individual suffers an injury, the damages can go far beyond medical bills. You may have suffered intense emotional injuries due to the psychological trauma of the accident. If the injuries were such that you had to quit your job or greatly alter your life in other ways, you may be experiencing certain emotional and psychological side-effects.

While some emotional or mental issues surface at the onset of the accident or soon afterwards, others may start to surface weeks or even months later. These emotional and mental injuries can be just as traumatizing as the physical aspects of the accident and may require intense therapy with a psychologist or psychiatrist and/or the use of a psychotropic drug such as an anti-depressant.

Psychological Disorders Associated with Injury

If you have started to feel different mentally and emotionally after your accident, you may be suffering from:

• Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome or PTSD–this is a severe anxiety disorder that often manifests itself after serious trauma.
• Depression–the initial stress of an accident, the subsequent changes in lifestyle due to injuries or chronic pain can trigger this disorder.
• Anxiety–there are a number of anxiety disorders that can result from injury including panic, a variety of phobias, and OCD.

Contact Us

If you or a loved one has suffered considerable emotional or mental injury as a result of an accident, you may be entitled to damages in this area as well as physical damages. Contact the Charlotte personal injury attorneys at the Law Offices of William K. Goldfarb today at 866-298-0768 for more information.