When an injured worker receives a serious injury causing disability and lost wages, the consequences may be felt far beyond the work-related physical injury itself. For example, an injured worker often experiences psychological and emotional injuries due to the pain he or she is feeling, the disability experienced and the financial stress and turmoil caused by lost wages and an inability to return to work. Often injured workers constantly worry and wonder, "what if I am not able to return to my job due to my injury?" and "what if I am not able to return to ANY job at all?"
The insurance company usually ignores the psychological and emotional effects of an injury, such as depression, anxiety, inability to sleep, worry about lost wages, worry about the future, stress at work, and increased irritability with family members and friends. The insurance company often ignores psychological injuries because it does not want to spend the money that it takes to provide adequate treatment.
However, the psychological and emotional part of an injury can be just as devastating, or more so, than the original injury itself. That is why it is very important to discuss your emotional and psychological problems as soon as possible with a workers' compensation lawyer at the Law Office of Steven H. Gurwin.
Contact us today by calling 303-808-6996 or toll free 877-232-9146 so we can immediately begin taking steps to help you during this difficult time. We offer free consultations to discuss your situation privately and explain how we can help maximize your workers' comp claim after you have been hurt while on the job.
When an injured worker experiences emotional problems due to a work injury, it is very important that our Denver emotional injury at work lawyer, Steven H. Gurwin bring this up with the insurance company as soon as possible so that we can reach an agreement on treatment. If no agreement can be reached, we will go to court as soon as possible. This is an urgent matter, since psychological injuries generally get worse, not better, if left untreated.
Unlike many workers' compensation lawyers who ignore this aspect of your case, at the Law Office of Steven H. Gurwin we realize how important it is to deal with these problems quickly so that you can get the treatment you need and deserve. If you are depressed, experiencing anxiety, having trouble sleeping, are worried about your future, are worried about lost wages and finances, and are having more conflicts with family and friends than normal, you may need to see a psychologist to discuss some of the physical and mental issues bothering you.
In many situations, quite a few of these symptoms appear after a head injury. We can make sure you are diagnosed and treated properly. We will also negotiate with your insurer about coverage for this treatment.
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