Prediction of occupational disability from psychological and neuropsychological evidence in forensic context
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- 作者：Izabela Z. Schultz ; ischultz@telus.net ; Ada K. Law ada.law@alumni.ubc.ca ; Leanna C. Cruikshank leannac@ualberta.ca
- 关键词：Predictors of disability ; Return to work ; Forensic assessment ; Depression ; PTSD ; Traumatic brain injury
- 刊名：International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November-December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：49
- 期：part_PB
- 页码：183-196
- 全文大小：546 K
- 卷排序：49
文摘
Within the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and neuropsychology, medical examiners are often tasked with providing an opinion about an injured individual's health prognosis and likelihood of returning to work. Traditionally, examiners have conducted such assessments by employing clinical intuition, expert knowledge, and judgment. More recently, however, an accumulation of research on factors predictive of disability has allowed examiners to provide prognostications using specific empirically supported evidence. This paper integrates current evidence for four common clinical issues encountered in forensic assessments—musculoskeletal pain, depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and traumatic brain injury. It discusses an evidence-informed, cross-diagnostic and multifactorial model of predicting disability that is emerging from the literature synthesis, along with recommendations for best forensic assessment practice.