Recovering from Your Car Accident: The Complete Guide to Reclaiming Your Life

Drawing from his 30 years of experience as a clinical and forensic psychologist, Zender presents a guide for recovering, both physically and emotionally, from a car accident, whether as a driver or a passenger. He also provides guidance for those caring for family or friends who have been injured in an accident. Zender begins by detailing “post-accident stressors, symptoms, conditions and treatment issues,” and shares stories from actual survivors. Specifically noted by the author, this work is not empirical evidence-based but rather experience-based, with additional resources provided throughout the text. A second goal of this book is to enlighten and engage health care providers and insurance companies as to the combination of physical, psychological, and emotional effects of a motor vehicle accident (MVA). Although the targeted population are victims of MVAs, the injuries and recommended treatments discussed here could be applied to victims of various trauma-related incidents.