Accident Neurosis--II

The post-traumatic syndrome in closed head injuries accident neurosis.

Institutional Neurosis

Accident and emergency medicine--II.

The principle ofprioritization by degree ofurgency obviously benefits patients whose condition is critical. This practice should be instilled in all who work in accident and emergency medicine. The Patients' Charter" highlights the importance of triage and states that patients should be seen immediately and their need for treatment assessed. Triage derives from the French word meaning 'to sort'...

Compensation neurosis.

The concept of compensation neurosis developed in the wake of the nineteenth century Industrial Revolution and subsequent enactment of workmen's compensation laws. The nosologic designation of traumatic neurosis was not consensually accepted until after World War II; the compensation label was epithetically applied as a simplistic explanation of puzzling postaccident disability. In diagnostic e...

Viruses, neurosis and fatigue.

The evidence for viral infections as a cause of anxiety, depression and fatigue is reviewed. It is argued that in order to fully understand any proposed relationship the effects of psychosocial factors on immunity, convalescence and illness behaviour must be acknowledged.