Psychological Effects After a Car Accident
PTSD, anxiety, and depression after a car accident are real, compensable injuries. Our attorneys fight for damages that include the full psychological impact of your crash.
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The psychological consequences of a serious car accident — post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depression, generalized anxiety, and specific phobias about driving — are real medical conditions supported by diagnostic criteria in the DSM-5, not simply 'stress' or 'worrying.' Texas law recognizes mental anguish as a compensable damage category in personal injury cases. We work with licensed clinical psychologists and psychiatrists to document crash-related psychological injuries, establish the causal link to the accident, and project future treatment costs. Insurance companies dismiss psychological damages as unverifiable — we build the clinical and legal record that forces them to treat psychological injury as the serious, disabling condition it is.
Compensation for Your Injuries
- All past and future medical expenses including surgery and rehabilitation
- Lost wages and loss of earning capacity
- Pain and suffering and mental anguish
- Physical impairment and disfigurement
- Life-care costs if injury requires ongoing treatment
Two-Year Statute of Limitations (§16.003): File within two years or lose your right to sue. Comparative Fault (§33.001): Recover as long as you are not more than 50% at fault. No fee unless we win.
How do I prove the severity of my injury to an insurance company?
What if my symptoms appeared days after the crash?
Injured in a Texas Car Accident?
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