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From Injury
to Compensation
Explore how physical injury, psychological consequences, psychiatric evidence and causation interact in medicolegal assessment.
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Psychiatric Assessment Lab
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CASEA
Traffic collision · psychological symptoms
A patient reports nightmares, avoidance, anxiety and difficulty returning to work after a serious physical injury.
Evidence board
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Causation Challenge
Pre-existing, injury-related or uncertain?
Review one finding at a time. The purpose is to show why temporal sequence, previous history and multiple evidence sources matter.
Patient timelineBefore ↔ After
Before the accident
- Occasional anxiety during stressful periods
- No psychiatric treatment documented
- Full-time employment
- Active social life
After the accident
- Intrusive memories and nightmares
- Avoidance of driving
- Persistent anxiety
- Difficulty returning to work
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