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 they are feeling, the disability they are experiencing, and the financial stress and turmoil which are caused by lost wages and an inability to return to work. Often injured workers ask questions such as "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 and worry about the future, 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 with your workers compensation lawyer and that you share your problems with your workers compensation attorney as soon as possible.
When an injured worker experiences emotional problems due to the injury, it is very important that I bring this up with the insurance company as soon as possible, so that we can reach an agreement on treatment, or so that we can go to court as soon as possible if no agreement can be reached. 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 as soon as possible 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.
Please feel free to send me an email outlining your problems and I will respond to you promptly.
