Psychological Injury at Work - Compensation Claims
Claim compensation for psychological or psychiatric injury at work
Some people suffer psychological or psychiatric injury as a result of experiencing an accident at work. They may suffer a psychiatric reaction in conjunction with physical injuries sustained but this may not necessarily be the case.
Claims for psychiatric injury can include diagnoses of anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder or chronic pain syndrome.
The level of injury may affect the person's ability to work, their relationship with family and friends and the extent to which they can participate in hobbies and activities.
Defendants have to take the injured person as they find them and therefore a predisposition to a psychiatric injury or exacerbation of a pre-existing condition does not prevent a claim for damages being pursued.
Interim payments may be available to obtain recommended treatment on a private basis or insurers may be willing to fund such treatment to assist in maximising recovery.