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Sequelas invisíveis dos acidentes de trânsito: o transtorno de estresse pós-traumático como problema de saúde pública

2009; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE SAÚDE COLETIVA; Volume: 14; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1413-81232009000500017

ISSN

1678-4561

Autores

Fátima Gonçalves Cavalcante, Patrícia Alessandra Morita, Sonia Rodrigues Haddad,

Tópico(s)

Disaster Response and Management

Resumo

This document consolidates the results of the Seminar 'Invisible Squeals of Traffic Accidents' carried out as part of the Project 'Social and Economic Impacts of Traffic Accidents in Brazilian Highways'. To begin with, the characteristics of post-traumatic stress disorder related to traffic accidents are identified, as well as its potential victims, symptoms, diagnosis, as well as risk and protection factors for the development of the disease. Next, follows a brief description of projects and research developed in Brazil and abroad in the field. Finally, post-traumatic stress disorder is analyzed as a matter of Public Health and policy recommendations are presented as a suggestion to reduce the sociopsychological consequences of traffic accidents violence.

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