Not exact matches
You don't have to show a
recognized diagnosis for physical
injuries, so why should you have to for
psychological ones,» Mahabir, a lawyer with Derfel Injury Lawyers, tells AdvocateDaily.com.
The requirement that an
injury claimant suffer a medically
recognized psychiatric or
psychological illness or... Continue reading →
They charge the Board with decisionmaking without the proper information and failure to
recognize that physical
injuries (and resulting chronic pain) can lead to
psychological problems that make it impossible for people to return to work.
The Supreme Court said that a reliance on arbitrary requirements for people with
psychological injuries (in that case, the requirement for expert diagnosis of a
recognized psychiatric condition) was steeped in «dubious perceptions of, and postures towards, psychiatry and mental illness in general: that mental illness is «subjective» or otherwise easily feigned or exaggerated».
In
psychological terms, I
recognize this incident as an early attachment
injury — a relational trauma that, if unrepaired, tends to be carried into our adult lives and relationships.