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    Psychological Trauma Program

    Service Scope
    These programs provide multidisciplinary assessment and diagnosis for workers who are suffering significant psychological and/or emotional distress as a consequence of a workplace accident, illness or traumatic event

    These programs provide multidisciplinary treatment including individual, group and psychiatric therapies to assist the worker to return to normal function.

    Referral Criteria
    If as a consequence of a workplace accident, illness or traumatic event, the worker:
    • displays symptoms of anxiety, depression and/or post traumatic stress disorder such as repeated reliving of the trauma(distressing memories, nightmares, flashbacks), avoidance of situations associated with the event, emotional numbness, increased arousal (being easily startled, sleep difficulties)

    • is experiencing significant impairment of interpersonal , social or occupational function
    With general referral guidelines in mind, refer patients to this clinic.

    General Referral Criteria
    While each specialty program has specific referral criteria, they all share some general criteria for referral. Refer when:
    • There is a need to clarify a diagnosis;
    • Prognosis, level of impairment, or appropriate treatment is unclear;
    • The injured worker has not returned to work after normal healing times;
    • Divergent medical opinions exist.
    Read about the Psychological Trauma Program (9.6mb, pdf) for a more detailed description of the program at the Centre For Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

    The Traumatic Stress Service Workplace Program (237K, pdf) brochure offers a more detailed description of the program at the London Health Science Centre in London.

    Specialty program partner
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
    455 Spadina Avenue, Suite 200
    Toronto, ON M5S 2G8
    Telephone 416-260-4147



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