J Korean Med Assoc.  2004 Jan;47(1):42-50. 10.5124/jkma.2004.47.1.42.

Medical Criteria for Evaluation of Degree of Disability Including Industrial Injury: Neuropsychiatry

• Jung HY

• KMID: 2127825
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2004.47.1.42

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.

Keyword

Mental disorders; Disability; Evaluation

MeSH Terms

American Medical Association
Compensation and Redress
Disabled Persons
Humans
Mental Disorders
Neuropsychiatry*

Reference

6. McBride ED. Disability Evaluation. 1963. 6th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Company.

7. American Medical Association. Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment. 2001. 5th edition. Chicago: American Medical Association Press.