[Neuropsychiatric aspects of expert evaluation reports after whiplash injury of the cervical spine].
Considerable familiarity with the symptoms of whiplash injury and a knowledge of the risk factors contributing to delayed recovery are requirements for the professionals who write expert reports. In addition, good skills in evaluating the factors influencing pain and illness behavior are necessary, as is the assessment of cognitive performance. Knowing these factors allows as integrative assessment of whiplash patients and is preferably performed by psychiatrists or physicians trained in psychosomatic medicine.
Radanov
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Psychiatrische Universitätspoliklinik, Inselspital, Bern.
D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D019954:Neurobehavioral Manifestations; D009484:Neuropsychology; D011611:Psychosomatic Medicine; D012307:Risk Factors; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*