ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines the known literature on the treatment of motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors, reviews the treatment of MVA related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and concludes with a description of a piloted program conducted at the Albany MVA Treatment Project. The initial effort at treatment at the Albany MVA Treatment Project arose from our experience conducting a National Institute of Mental Health funded research project investigating the psychological effects of motor vehicle accidents. Based upon the success of a nonsystematic initial intervention, a treatment manual for MVA victims with PTSD was designed. The treatment for MVA-related PTSD is clearly an emerging area and one where it is reasonable that application of individual treatment to group process could occur. The treatment, conducted by private psychologists, two of whom were associated with the MVA research project, offered a unique opportunity to measure the change in symptoms across time.
