Recovering Compensation for Stress, Depression or Anxiety After an Accident
Everyone responds in his or her own unique way to the challenges presented by a serious accident. Some people recover quickly after moving past the pain and intensive treatment that characterize the early aftermath of an injury. For others, however, recovery occurs neither quickly nor at an even pace. Some people encounter the most severe challenges weeks or months after a traumatic injury when it becomes clear that they are not doing as well as they would have expected at that stage of recovery.
At Murphy Battista, helping people get their lives back lies at the core of everything we do. This applies equally to the emotional and psychological well-being of accident survivors as it does to their physical recovery and the amount of their financial compensation.
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The psychological impact of an accident can often be diagnosed, treated and causally related to the traumatic incident itself through reliable expert evidence. Psychological symptoms can also reflect the pain and disability associated with the injuries, or emotional problems of adjustment to a period of diminished physical or cognitive capacity.
In many cases, our lawyers ask clients to seek help for depression, which not only can lead to effective treatment, but can also identify other mental or emotional problems that are linked to the accident. These include:
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Anxiety or panic disorder
- Cognitive deficits in memory, high-order reasoning, appropriate affect or behaviour, or other essential functions
- Aversion disorders such as heightened fear of dogs after a serious biting injury or a fear of driving after a car accident
- Pain disorders, including fibromyalgia, that are associated with depression or other psychological problems
Prooving the mental or emotional aspects of an injury claim can be difficult, but your legal team at Murphy Battista has extensive experience with these issues. To learn how you and your family can benefit from our legal and practical understanding of psychological damages in the injury claims compensation process, contact our office.
