Medical Criteria for Evaluation of Degree of Disability Including Industrial Injury: Neuropsychiatry.
10.5124/jkma.2004.47.1.42
- Author:
Han Yong JUNG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Korea. hanyjung@schbc.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Mental disorders;
Disability;
Evaluation
- MeSH:
American Medical Association;
Compensation and Redress;
Disabled Persons;
Humans;
Mental Disorders;
Neuropsychiatry*
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2004;47(1):42-50
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
There are a series of medical guidelines for the evaluation of disability, such as the Industrial Injury Compensation Security Act, National Compensation Act, Welfare for Disabled Persons Act, McBride evaluation system, and the American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of. Permanent Impairment. In this review, advantages and limitations of various medical guidelines are summarized from clinical perspectives of the n eu ro psychiatric field. The recently proposed guidelines for mental and behavioral disabilities based on the McBride evaluation system are also introduced in this review.
