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State: Calif. Young: 'Tales From a Working Man's Shrink': [2021-04-02] |
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Readers may be interested to note a recently published book, “Wounded Workers: Tales from a Working Man’s Shrink.” It’s authored by longtime Bay Area QME/AME Dr. Bob Larsen. Larsen, based out of San Francisco for much of his career, has been a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and is a past president of the California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery. It’s quite rare to see a book offering a QME perspective on the California workers’ comp system. Larsen gives us that and provides engaging true stories of workers he has evaluated and treated over the years. Many of the tales are tragic. Cops who have been shot. Helicopter crash victims. A roofer covered in hot tar. A worker who developed movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia) from use of antipsychotic meds. Burn victims. Delusional folks. A worker raped with a gun. A tree-faller amputee. A doctor who committed hari-kari. Tales of poultry killers and dead-cow collectors. Larsen offers a sympathetic and wise perspective on what he has seen:
He also notes that:
Larsen’s book is a worthwhile read, providing insight on a QME’s journey through the system. “Wounded Workers: Tales from a Working Man’s Shrink” can be ordered through Larsen’s website. It is also available at Amazon.com. Julius Young is an applicants' attorney and a partner for the Boxer & Gerson law firm in Oakland. This column was reprinted with his permission from his Workers Comp Zone blog on the firm's website. |