POST-LITIGATION RESULTS IN CASES OF SO-CALLED TRAUMATIC NEUROSIS, TRAUMATIC NEURASTHENIA, TRAUMATIC HYSTERIA

Doctors' knowledge of post traumatic neurosis.

Most studies which looked at the civil disturbances in Northern Ireland for the 25 years until the ceasefire declarations in late 1994 concluded that the impact on the psychological health of the population was insubstantial. In the study reported below doctors as a group were quite accurate in identifying the features of post traumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.) on a questionnaire but there is...

Proximate cause and traumatic neurosis.

Because there is not definite scientific knowledge about posttraumatic neurosis, a psychiatrist involved in evaluating allegations of psychiatric impairment in negligence law cases can make only a circumscribed contribution. Nevertheless, the contribution can be an important one.

The post-traumatic syndrome in closed head injuries accident neurosis.

Self-differentiation and Neurosis in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Firefighters

BACKGROUND: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that emerges due to severe stressful events including flood, earthquakes, war, aggression, etc. Due to the nature of their job, firefighters are at high risk of developing complications and psychiatric problems, including PTSD. The present study was carried out aiming to compare self-differentiation and neurosis among firefi...

Knee replacement in chronic post-traumatic cases

Post-traumatic knee arthritis is a challenging condition. Prosthetic surgery is demanding and the risk of complications is relatively high.Planning is an essential element of this surgery; correct diagnosis (to exclude latent infection) and adequate considerations regarding approach, axis, bone loss, choice of implant and level of constraint are indispensable.There are two main categories of po...