Work Injury Claim Barriers to recovery include poor recovery expectations, fear of pain due to movement, catastrophizing, distress, perceived injustice, job dissatisfaction, and lack of family or support systems. (Credit: Freer/Adobe Stock)

The most common injury-related behavioral health issues for workers' compensation in the state of New York are psychosocial and often serve as barriers to recovery, according to the latest study from the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).

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