Effectively Litigating Psychological Disability Claims: Finding Experts and Proving the Claim The Plaintiff’s Perspective)
Despite a well-developed body of literature, academic research, and practical study in the area of psychological disability – all of which acknowledges how debilitating a psychological disability can be – the clients whom I represent still seem to face an extra rigorous level of scrutiny when their primary complaint relates to a psychological disability. There remains an underlying notion that a claimant with a psychological disability must suffer from a weakness of character, lack of motivation, or is otherwise personally responsible for not working.
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The Canadian Institute's 9th Annual Conference on Litigating Disability Insurance Claims, October 27 & 28, 2008