Recovery from a road accident is not just physical, but the mental well-being of patients is very often completely neglected.

This is of huge significance, as many people experience seemingly unrelated problems after an accident - general levels of stress increase, relationships suffer, panic attacks often occur, and reliance on alcohol or drugs often increases.

If you've been involved in, or even witnessed any kind of serious road accident then you're likely to have thoughts and feelings that are very difficult to cope with. Emotional and behavioural reactions to an accident can happen straight away, but often appear, completely unexpected, years later.