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A variety of emotional factors and life stressors can be implicated as important causes of many accidents. Accidents result from the momentary convergence of psychological vulnerability, transient life stressors, and the physical opportunity for the accidents at one point in time. Victims of accidents often show resistance to and uncooperative attitude toward treatment because accidents work as a means of resolving their life problems. A detailed and investigative psychological interview will often elicit evidence indicating the psychological determinants and permit the consideration of various therapeutic options. Therefore, psychological understanding of accidents can prevent chronicity of disabilities after accidents and help treat patients. In addition, the general public should usually try to evaluate physical changes as well as psychological status suggesting stress in order to prevent accidents.
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Koh, K.B. (2018). Stress and Accidents: Interventions for Accidental Injuries. In: Stress and Somatic Symptoms. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02783-4_6
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