Workers' compensation proves the brain and body are connected: lessons for managed care.
Workers' compensation is not only the last frontier for managed care, but also it is the area where somatization is the most apparent to the trained clinician. Because with workers' compensation laws the presumption is always with the injured employee, the incentive can be to see disability as the solution to psychological, social, and economic problems. In many workers' compensation cases, behavioral health issues are more important than the physical injury.
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Kaiser Permanente, San Jose, CA.
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