External
  • Recent or concurrent life stresses:

non-work related stressors, such as family problems, that may have contributed towards the onset or maintenance of the identified condition.

  • Pre-existing psychological factors:

pre-existing psychopathology or personality style, such as depression prone, reduced tolerance for stress due to previous trauma.

  • Workplace factors:

specific factors in the workplace contributing to the condition.

  • Summary of contributing factors:

comment on the relative contribution or 'mix' of identified factors (provider's clinical opinion based on available information and the balance of probabilities).