Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 536

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Full Medical Clerance for Work Place

Posted by ptsd on September 4, 1998, at 18:00:06

I interested in knowing how one goes about getting a
full medical clerance to meet the requirement of a employer,
other than asking the employer to refer to the company
doctor. How much patient information should be shared with the employer
docot regarding the events.

Thanks for the input.

Re: Full Medical Clerance for Work Place

Posted by Toby on September 9, 1998, at 8:35:12

In reply to Full Medical Clerance for Work Place, posted by ptsd on September 4, 1998, at 18:00:06

Do you mean a psychiatric clearance or physical clearance? Is it for new employment or to return to an old job? Do you have a doctor now or one who has recently released you? If you have a doctor of your own, you can talk to him about getting a note for clearance. The note can usually be pretty vague, revealing only that you have been under medical care (and that term can be used for psychiatric care too) and can return to full duty without restrictions -- or something along those lines. If you have no doctor of your own, you can go to your local health department or to the mental health center and be seen and see what their policy is on giving medical clearances. If you go to the company doctor just for clearance, he probably doesn't need to know every detail of your trauma since he won't be treating youon an ongoing basis, but he does need to know what your current symptoms are. Just being symptomatic doesn't mean you aren't fit to work if you feel that you are OK to return to work; it is helpful for them to know what problems may occur so that provisions can be made for you under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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