The Handbook of Complex Occupational Disability Claims: Early Risk Identification, Intervention and Prevention

Includes comprehensive in-depth discussion of costly "new wave" claims such as chronic pain, repetitive strain injury, depression, anxiety, and mild traumatic brain injuries

IntroductionI: Conceptual And Methodological Issues In Prediction Of Disability 1. Do We Have a Disability Epidemic? J. Mark Melhorn, Jacob Lazarovic, and Wanda K. Roehl2. Impairment and Occupational Disability in Research and Practice; Izabela Z. Schultz3. Models of Diagnosis and Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal Pain-Related Occupational Disability; Izabela Z. Schultz, Peter W. Joy, Joan Crook, and Kerri Fraser4. Readiness for Return to Work Following Injury or Illness; Renée-Louise Franche and Niklas Krause5. Prediction of Occupational Disability; Renée-Louise Franche, John Frank, and Niklas Krause6. Musculoskeletal Injury; Anna Wright Stowell7. Outcome Measures in Prediction of Occupational Disability; Peter Polatin, Richard C. Robinson, and J.P. Garofalo8. Tailoring Psychosocial Treatment for Patients with Occupational Disability; Richard C. Robinson, Robert J. Gatchel, and Travis Whitfill II. Prediction Of Disability In Pain-Related And Psychologic Conditions A: Prediction Of Chronic Pain Disability9. Determinants of Occupational Disability Following a Low Back Injury; Joan Crook, Ruth Milner, Izabela Z. Schultz, and Bernadette Stringer10. Biopsychosocial Multivariate Predictive Model of Occupational Low Back Disability; Izabela Z. Schultz, Joan M. Crook, Jonathan Berkowitz, Gregory R. Meloche, Ruth Milner, and Qonagh A. Zuberbier11. Whiplash and Neck Pain-Related Disability; Jerome A. Schofferman and Mary E. Koestler12. Disability in Fibromyalgia; Akiko Okifuji13. Musculoskeletal Disorders, Disability, and Return-to-Work (Repetitive Strain); I. Mark Melhorn and Eric M. Kennedy14. Predicting Disability from Headache; Jonathan Borkum B: Prediction Of Disability After Head Injury15. Prediction of Disability after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Nancy Canning and Ronald M. Ruff16. Prediction of Vocational Functioning from Neuropsychological Data;Thomas J. Guilmette C: Prediction Of Disability After Psychological Trauma17. The Role of Individual Factors in Predicting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Marilyn L. Bowman18. Posttraumatic Stress Disability after Motor Vehicle Accidents; William J. Koch and Joti Samra19. Disability Following Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Robert J. Sbordone20. The Prediction of Occupational Disability Related to Depressive and Anxiety Disorders; William H. Gnam III: Application Of Disability Prediction In Compensation, Health Care, And Occupational Contexts21. Secondary Prevention in Health-Care and Occupational Settings in Musculoskeletal Condition Focusing on Low Back Pain; Chris J. Main, Ceri J. Phillips, and Paul J. Watson22. Biopsychosocial Factors in Complex Claims for Disability Compensation; Les Kertay and Thomas M. Pendergrass23. Secondary Gains and Losses in the Medicolegal Setting; Jeffrey Dersh, Peter Polatin, Gordon Leeman, and Robert Gatchel24. Evidence-informed Best Practices for Injured Workers at Risk for Disability at the Subacute Stage; Izabela Z. Schultz, Joan Crook, and Alanna WinterIV: Early Intervention With At-Risk Groups25. Early Interventions for 'At Risk' Patients with Spinal Pain; Steven James Linton26. Working with the Employer; Patrick Loisel and Marie-José Durand27. An Early Screening and Intervention Model for Acute and Subacute Low Back Pain; John P. Garofalo, Rohert J. Gatchel, Nancy Kishino, and Alan M. Strizak28. The CtdMAP¿ Intervention Program® for Musculoskeletal Disorders; I. Mark Melhorn and Larry K. Wilkinson V: Where Are We Now And Where Are We Headed?29. Research and Practice Directions in Risk for Disability Prediction and Early Intervention; Izabela Z. Schultz and Robert J. GatchelIndex