Disability Evaluation

Disability Evaluation 2nd Edition is your guide to disability evaluation. This complement to the new 5th Edition of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairments provides the step-by-step guidance you need to judge the degree to which impairments affect performance for specific jobs and whether disability is present. You will also understand how to use tests such as functional capacity evaluations and work hardening to assess and manage disabilities. Examines The AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairments 5th Edition. Discusses the objective and subjective determination of disability. Examines both physical and psychiatric disabilities. Evaluates return-to-work concerns. Features over 255 illustrations75 new to this edition. Includes information on working with allied professions. Presents fresh perspectives from a wealth of internationally recognized experts. Organizes impairments by region and body system to make reference easy. Helps you prepare for certification exams. A brand-new section on disability featuring discussions of introductory concepts musculoskeletal disability internal medicine disability and more A new appendix reviewing how to fill out forms New coverage of the medical-legal interface that will help you to prepare for depositions evaluate care mechanisms and enhance validity criteria on positive and negative outcomes More case examples Expanded international coverage of disability evaluation testing procedures and delivery systems Fresh perspectives from a wealth of new contributors Thoroughly revised and updated throughout Three new chapters: Causality Evidence-Based Medical Dispute Resolution and Functional Somatic Syndromes