title: Workers' compensation and psychiatric disability.
abstract: Psychiatric claims under workers' compensation law have increased substantially in recent years. This chapter explores the history and varying jurisdictional standards of workers' compensation law followed by a discussion of issues pertinent to performing a psychiatric evaluation of a claimant for workers' compensation.
authors.affiliation: Yale University, Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven 06510.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: London
authors.forename: H V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Zonana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loeb
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*