Sentences with phrase «psychological impairments as»

Aqua Surf volunteered instructors for the Veterans Affairs Adaptive Surf program, a learn - to - surf camp for men and women with physical and psychological impairments as paralysis, stroke, visual impairment, amputation, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD, burns, and other complications.

Not exact matches

• Another study not only recorded more depressive symptoms among men whose partners were depressed but also more aggression and non specific psychological impairment, as well as higher rates of depressive disorder, non specific psychological problems and problem fatigue.

These illnesses include cancers of virtually every organ system of the body, as well as leukemia, liver disease, pulmonary damage, anemia and blood changes, nervous system disease, immune system damage, psychological damage, reproductive and fertility impairment, and kidney dysfunction.

As a lawyer, you should be aware of psychological signs of trauma, which can cause distress and impairment to a person long after the traumatic event is resolved.

In order for there to be a viable tort action for damages or losses that were incurred as a result of a motor vehicle collision, the injured person must have sustained a permanent serious impairment of an important physical, mental or psychological function.

The Court stated that disability «must be understood as referring to a limitation which results in particular from physical, mental or psychological impairments and which hinders the participation of the person concerned in professional life.»

In that case, following the EU ratification of the 2009 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Court defined «disability» as «a limitation which results in particular from long - term physical, mental or psychological impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder the full and effective participation of the person concerned in professional life on an equal basis with other workers» (Kaltoft, para 53, citing HK Danmark, para 38).

CLHL strives to educate both attorneys, judges and law students with respect to the recognition and prevention of substance abuse issues, as well as emotional and psychological impairments.

The hurdle is actually twofold — first, accident victims must meet what is known as the «verbal threshold» by proving that their injury is a «permanent, serious impairment of an important physical, mental or psychological function.»

«On the issue of whether someone has the right to have psychological impairment combined with physical it is clear cut just as it was prior to the Kusnierz trial decision,» says Neil Wheeler, a partner with Lerners LLP in Toronto who acted for plaintiffs Phillipe and Cecille Desbiens in 2004's Desbiens v. Mordini, which first established the definition for catastrophic impairment combining psychological and physical impairment, which had been adopted by the courts and Financial Services Commission (which regulates accident benefits) up until the Kusnierz case in late 2010.

While the jury was deliberating, the Defendants brought a «threshold motion» for a declaration that the Plaintiff's claim for general damages was barred on the basis that the Plaintiff had failed to establish that, as a result of the accident, he had sustained a permanent, serious impairment of an important physical, mental or psychological function.

As used in this subparagraph (IV), «emotional abuse» means an identifiable and substantial impairment of the child's intellectual or psychological functioning or development or a substantial risk of impairment of the child's intellectual or psychological functioning or development.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14