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Mental-mental injuries

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-002176

Work-related psychological or emotional conditions that arise without an accompanying physical injury, such as post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from a traumatic event at work. These claims are challenging to prove in workers' compensation systems due to the subjective nature of mental distress. State laws vary significantly regarding the compensability of these types of injuries.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-INS-002176
FieldInsurance and risk management
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-INS-002176",
  "term": "Mental-mental injuries",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "Work-related psychological or emotional conditions that arise without an accompanying physical injury, such as post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from a traumatic event at work. These claims are challenging to prove in workers' compensation systems due to the subjective nature of mental distress. State laws vary significantly regarding the compensability of these types of injuries.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/mental-mental-injuries/"
}

Record 2,157 of 3,748 in Insurance and risk management terminology (MLC-0106). Request the full dataset.