Injury control
A promising field for psychologists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18923400 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles D Spielberger (Centers for Behavioral Health, corresponding author), Robert G Frank (0000-0003-1551-7072) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1029-1030 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-066X • E-ISSN: 1935-990X |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0003-066x.47.8.1029 |
| PMID | 1510330 |
| OpenAlex | W2036947526 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Injury is the fourth leading cause of death for all Americans and the most frequent cause of death for those from age 1 to 45. Moreover, injury is associated with higher treatment costs and with greater lost life-years than the other three leading causes of death. Traffic accidents are the leading cause of severe brain injury, including most paraplegic and quadriplegic cases. Because injury control is essentially psychological, there are many opportunities for psychologists to contribute, both to scientific research on the causes of injury and to clinical interventions for injury control
Cause of death · Disease · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Personal injury · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Suicide prevention · Medicine · Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1993 - 2000 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |