Anxiety Disorders and Workers' Compensation in New York

Anxiety Disorders affect about 40 million American adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a stressful event (such as speaking in public or a first date), anxiety disorders last at least 6 months and can get worse if they are not treated. Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask anxiety symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need to be treated before a person will respond to treatment for the anxiety disorder.

Source: NIMH

Behavioral Medicine Associates provides psychological services for no-fault / workers' compensation cases including psychological evaluation of disability, psychological treatment of the injured worker, and cognitive-behavioral therapy for management of chronic pain. We have offices in the five boroughs of New York City, (Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island), Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties) and upstate New York (Westchester country). Injured workers with some of the following conditions are treated at Behavioral Medicine Associates: anxiety disorders (post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder, and specific phobias) depression, and chronic pain.

Behavioral Medicine Associates is the recognized leader in the treatment of consequential anxiety and depression resulting from work injuries.