PTSD as a Result of a Construction Accident in Pennsylvania or New Jersey (Part B)

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects over 5 million Americans every year and can be caused by a wide range of traumatizing events, including a construction accident in Pennsylvania. If you or someone you love has been injured in a work-related accident and is suffering from PTSD, contact a Philadelphia construction lawyer.

Treatment for PTSD after a Construction Accident in Pennsylvania

Treatment for PTSD can be pursued in a variety of ways, but the eventual goal of all treatment methods is to reduce the psychological and physical impact of the disorder and to mitigate interference in the victim's daily life.

Physicians frequently prescribe medications such as anti-depressants and anti-anxieties to combat the effects of PTSD. Certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, and anti-anxiety medication like Ativan and Klonopin are commonly prescribed to accident victims suffering from stress disorders.

In addition, psychotherapy for PTSD has been helpful in assisting victims to manage symptoms in a healthy way that emphasizes coping.

Common means of therapy include:

• Cognitive-behavior therapy, which emphasizes learning to recognize the thought patterns that produce troubling emotions and managing them;
• Exposure therapy, which re-introduces the traumatic experience in a controlled, safe environment so that the victim can confront the fear and slowly become more comfortable with similar situations or circumstances;
• Psychodynamic therapy, which assists victims with analyzing personal values and emotional conflicts that may have been actuated by the accident; and
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, which was initially designed to assuage distress caused by traumatic memories and is now also used to treat phobias due to its success with PTSD patients.

Although there are many ways of treating PTSD, each individual will respond differently to courses of treatment, and many respond positively to a combination of both medication and therapy.

The cost of these treatments is often high, so if you have been injured in a construction accident in Pennsylvania, speak with a Philadelphia construction lawyer about your options for compensation to pay for your treatment.

Help from a Philadelphia Construction Lawyer

If you have been severely injured in a construction accident in Pennsylvania, you shouldn't have to suffer and pay for expensive medical bills that were caused by another person's negligence. Contact a Philadelphia construction lawyer at White & Williams LLP today. We will provide a free, no obligation consultation on your case - 877-944-8396.