TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Coping strategies during hospitalisation and recovery following motor vehicle trauma: a personal account
JO  - Clinical psychologist
A1  - Denholm, Carey John
SP  - 116
EP  - 121
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - Described in this paper are the multiple injuries the author sustained as a result of a serious motor vehicle accident 5 years previously and the subsequent surgical and medical treatment. Also described are the different coping and adaptive skills he utilised during and after hospitalisation and how the nature of surgical and medical intervention and nursing practices affected their usefulness and effectiveness. Recommendations for psychologists when engaging with hospital patients facing similar treatments are provided.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1328-4207
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -