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In this chapter, the authors first review the literature on controlled early intervention trials with motor vehicle accident (MVA) survivors, MVA survivors with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and early intevention for those injured as a result of a MVA. Then, the authors describe the rationale and procedures involved in their own early intervention work. Finally, they present preliminary data on the first group of MVA survivors who have received this new treatment and on a comparable group of untreated survivor. (Author/publisher)