Psychological Injury Check List    

AS AN ATTORNEY, HOW DO I KNOW WHEN TO CONSULT A PSYCHOLOGIST?

THE ADULT CHECKLIST FOR PSYCHOLOCIGAL INJURY

    • The accident has resulted in disfigurement
    • The person expresses statements such as, "want my life back" or, "I'm not the same person"
    • Family members relate that the injured person is not the same person anymore
    • The injured person is experiencing panic attacks
    • The injured person has withdrawn from others and acts hopeless
    • The injured person believes she will never be normal again
    • The injury has resulted in a life-time disability
    • The injured person considers himself handicapped after the accident
    • The injury has resulted in loss of a limb
    • The injury has resulted in traumatic brain injury
    • The injured person thought she was going to die during the accident
    • The injured person is forced to earn a living in a field different from the career he had prior to the accident
    • The injured person's parenting has been impaired

        Permission to copy grantedby Kenneth N. Condrell, Ph.D

        Kenneth N. Condrell, PhD

        Psychologist, (716) 634-7220


        THE CHILD CHECKLIST FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY

          • Since the accident, the child has become a behavior problem in school
          • The child is defiant or belligerent at home since the accident
          • Since the accident the child is withdrawn and stays close to home
          • Since the accident the child's grades have dropped
          • Since the accident the teacher reports the child is not the same
          • The child is having difficulty sleeping, cries more easily, and is moody, since the accident
          • Since the accident the child shows excessive fears
          • Since the accident the child says he hates himself
          • Since the accident the child says she wishes he were dead
          • The child fears what other children will say when they see his injury
          • The child has lost a limb or been disfigured as a result of the accident
          • Since the accident the child has had to give up some cherished activity that she no longer can do

            Permission to copy granted by Kenneth N. Condrell Ph.D

            Kenneth N.Condrell, PhD

            Psychologist, (716) 634-7200