PTSD, Anxiety & Chronic Pain After a Wichita Crash: A Car Accident Attorney's Guide to 'Invisible' Injuries

By Bradley A. Pistotnik, Wichita car accident attorney, Bull Attorneys, P.A.

Mood swings, nightmares and diffuse pain syndromes are common after serious wrecks—and compensable when properly documented.

Trauma is medical, not just emotional

Diagnoses may include PTSD, adjustment disorder or chronic pain syndrome. Counseling notes and validated scales (PCL-5) help prove impact. K.S.A. 60-258a, K.S.A. 60-513.

Local reality check

Sedgwick County had 54 traffic deaths in 2023. Butler County recorded 16 deaths that same year.^⁴ Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs.

Why legal help matters

Insurers discount subjective symptoms. We align mental-health records with job and family impacts. Talk to us.