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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2: AUGUST 1996
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Compensation Neurosis
PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Unless psychological symptoms are present, "COMPENSATION NEUROSIS" has doubtful validity.


Obstetric Brain Damage
PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Components of a robust opinion on OBSTETRIC BRAIN DAMAGE:

  1. Severe asphyxia
  2. Newborn symptoms
  3. Typical deficits
  4. Exhaustive investigation

   Whiplash 1995 
PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

Clients suffering from LATE WHIPLASH SYNDROME may have demonstrable abnormalities of:

  1. Selective attention
  2. Brain perfusion
  3. Balancing mechanism
  4. Sympathetic nerves
  5. Spinal canal
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Psychological "Thin Skull"
PRACTICE GUIDELINES:

The Egg-shell Personality Clients with diagnoses of anxiety or depression may have undiagnosed SOMATOFORM DISORDER and be more susceptible to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A suggestion of "FUNCTIONAL OVERLAY" requires a valid psychiatric diagnosis.


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