WCRI: Early Identification Key to Ameliorating Effects of Psychosocial Factors on Recovery

Early identification of behavioral health issues such as fear of pain after an injury, perceived injustice and job dissatisfaction is the key to ensuring these factors don’t affect an injured worker’s recovery, according to a new white paper by the Workers Compensation Research Institute. The paper, by Vennela Thumula and Sebastian Negrusa, aims to provide a common understanding of psychosocial factors based on interviews with health care providers, employers, labor advocates and work comp insurers, as well as a review of selected occupational treatment guidelines and other litera...