Mathews Journal of Case Reports

2474-3666

Special Issue Special Issue, Issue Trauma: an overview of its incidence and effects in the community - 2017

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Differential Diagnosis and Road Maps for Trauma Symptoms: A Case Study Illustration

Richard Cosway1*, Sarah Bruce2, Sue Bates3, Kate Court4

1Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cheltenham and Liverpool.

1Chartered Psychologist, Hugh Koch Associates, Cheltenham and Edinburgh.

2Chartered Psychologist, Hugh Koch Associates, Cheltenham and Manchester.

3Chartered Psychologist, Hugh Koch Associates, Cheltenham and Newbury.

4Chartered Psychologist, Hugh Koch Associates, Cheltenham and Plymouth.

Corresponding Author: Richard Cosway, Chartered Psychologist, Hugh Koch Associates, Cheltenham and Edinburgh Tel: 01242 263 715; E-Mail: [email protected]

Received Date: 28 Apr 2017   
Accepted Date: 02 May 2017   
Published Date: 09 May 2017

Copyright © 2017 Richard Cosway

Citation: Cosway R, Bruce S, Bates S and Court K. (2017). Differential Diagnosis and Road Maps for Trauma Symptoms: A Case Study Illustration. M J Case. 2: S003.

Special Issue: "Trauma: an overview of its incidence and effects in the community: two case studies".
Handled By Editor: Hugh Koch, Clinical psychologist, Cheltenham, U.K, Visiting professor to Stockholm University. Sweden.

 

ABSTRACT

In order to provide a robust opinion with regard to psychological injuries following a road traffic accident, experts follow a process of differential diagnosis. This involves examining different sources of evidence to consider a range of potential diagnoses. Arriving at a robust diagnosis is important for decision making around treatment and prognosis in civil litigation. Through means of a case illustration, this paper discusses issues in the process of differential diagnosis of traumatic psychological symptoms in a medico-legal context.

KEYWORDS

Personal Injury; Medical Legal Assessment; Psychological Trauma; Differential Diagnosis.


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