Chronic back and neck pain. Whiplash. Fibromyalgia. Carpal tunnel
syndrome. Intractable headaches. Depression. Anxiety and
posttraumatic stress. Concussion. More than ever, the term
workplace disabilities is synonymous with greater clinical and case
management complexity and escalating personal, social, occupational
and economic cost. Complex illnesses and injuries that defy a
traditional medical management model continue to baffle medical,
mental health, rehabilitation, compensation, corporate, and legal
professionals despite new advances in diagnosis, prevention, and
rehabilitation. The Handbook of Complex Occupational Disability
Claims: Early Risk Identification, Intervention and Prevention cuts
through the confusion by integrating current theories and findings
into a state-of-the-art tool for critical thinking, decision
making, and effective practice.
This clear-sighted, interdisciplinary and integrative volume
goes beyond cataloguing symptoms or sorting legitimate from
fraudulent casesa "its emphasis is on early detection of risk and
management to prevent injury from developing into long-term
disability. Editors Schultz and Gatchel and their 49 expert
contributors offer lucid evaluations of the scientific and clinical
literature to repair the mind/body split that has traditionally
defined this field:
- Conceptual and methodological issues in the prediction of
disability
- Biopsychosocial perspectives on the most prevalent disabling
conditions, including chronic pain syndromes, repetitive strain
injuries, depression, anxiety, traumatic brain injury, and
posttraumatic stress disorder
- Application of clinical findings to therehabilitation,
disability management, occupational and compensation arenas, and
return-to-work practices
- In-depth discussion of the relationship between impairment and
work disability
- Specific evidence-based early intervention approaches for
workers and patients at risk
A book that synthesizes so many diverse viewpoints has the
potential to influence both policy and practice across disciplines
and cut through politicization of these still poorly understood
conditions with evidence. The Handbook is important reading for all
clinicians, professionals, and members of rehabilitation and
disability management teams, across healthcare, occupational and
compensation settings.
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