Stress is not a recognised disease in either the IDC10, DSM or the courts.
The only diseases acceptable are 'stress related anxiety' 'stress related
depression' 'stress related panic attacks or 'anxiety related to stress'
etc. GP's may be describing a disease that has a clinical manifestation due
to stress but it won't be acceptable in a court or at a tribunal.
Anne Beckerton
University of Cambridge
Occupational Health Service Manager
Fenners
Gresham Road
Cambridge CV1 2ES
01223 336597
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lindsey Hall" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: Clinical stress
> This rather assumes you are defining stress as a clinical condition. I
> would agree that a person may have clinical symptoms of stress (presumably
> as defined by the HSE) but personally the term 'stress' is so overused and
> ill defined, it is enough to make my bowels twitch and my nipples
> overactive - or is it the other way round?
>
> Lindsey Hall
> National OH Manager
> Environment Agency
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bashyr Aziz" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 3:18 PM
> Subject: Clinical stress
>
>
> > Hi
> > If a person is displaying signs and symptoms of physical and mental
> > ill-health usually associated with stress, then wouldn't you say that
> > person's got clinical stress? The signs vary. In my case, itchy neck,
> > insomnia, sweaty palms, hyperactive bowel, kind of a twitchy feeling
> around
> > my left nipple...
> >
> > Bashyr
>
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