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Neuropsychiatry

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J Korean Med Assoc. 2004;47(1):42-50
Publication date (electronic) : 2004 January 31
doi : https://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2004.47.1.42
Han Yong Jung, M.D.
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon Hospital, Korea. hanyjung@schbc.ac.kr

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 neuropsychiatric field. The recently proposed guidelines for mental and behavioral disabilities based on the McBride evaluation system are also introduced in this review.

Keywords: Mental disorders; Disability; Evaluation

References

6. McBride ED. Disability Evaluation 1963. 6th edth ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Company;
7. American Medical Association. Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment 2001. 5th editionth ed. Chicago: American Medical Association Press;

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