Psychological injury reports for personal injury and clinical negligence
Independent reports on psychological injury after accidents and negligence, covering conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety, prepared to CPR Part 35 standards.
Some injuries are not physical. After a road traffic accident, an accident at work or an episode of negligent care, a claimant can be left with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety or a specific phobia. Expert Medical arranges independent psychiatric and psychological reports that set out the diagnosis, how it relates to the incident, and the likely course of recovery.
Diagnosis and causation
The report sets out the current diagnosis, the claimant's history before the incident, and the expert's opinion on how far the condition is attributable to the incident in question.
Prognosis and treatment
Where a psychological condition is diagnosed, the report gives an opinion on prognosis and the treatment that may assist, such as a course of cognitive behavioural therapy, so the recommendation is grounded in the assessment.
Prepared to CPR Part 35
Reports include the declarations and statement of truth that CPR Part 35 and Practice Direction 35 require, so they are ready for use in proceedings.
Psychological injury, assessed as carefully as physical injury
A psychological injury can affect a claimant as much as a physical one. The report describes it clearly and independently, so the court has a fair account of the diagnosis, its cause and the likely recovery.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessments
- Depression and anxiety following an accident
- Specific phobias, including travel anxiety after a road traffic accident
- Adjustment disorder and related conditions
- Psychological effect of clinical negligence
- Chronic pain and its psychological component, alongside physical evidence
- Opinion on prognosis and recommended treatment
- Responses to Part 35 questions within agreed timescales
- Assessments for adults and, where appropriate, children and young people
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