This year, over 700,000 Americans will suffer a heart attack. Many of these will occur in the workplace. Work related stress can play a significant contributing role in these events. Unfortunately, emotional stress is very subjective and often difficult to quantify. Everyone knows “stress is bad for your heart,” but we now have a large […]

An ever­ increasing number of plaintiffs are claiming post-­traumatic stress disorder. Why such a sudden, marked increase in litigation of this form? Post­-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was first described in the sixth century B.C. The symptoms associated with the illness have not changed, though the name of the condition itself has, naturally, changed. In World […]

Neuropsychiatrists are the experts best equipped to handle litigation cases involving brain injury. They have undergone specialized training and have developed clinical expertise that allows them to describe the long-term implications of brain injury, as well as the psychological and psychiatric effects of brain injury. In addition, the cognitive deficits associated with brain injury are best […]

In 2015 the World Health Organization reported that depression is the number one cause of disability world wide. Patients with major depression may continue to function suboptimally: at least 50% of these have cognitive complaints affecting functioning in areas including the workplace. In the elderly, depression may actually mimic dementia.  However, in terms of disability, a […]