What Do We Know About the Well-Being of Claimants in Compensation Processes?

Elbers, Nieke A.; Akkermans, Arno; Cuijpers, Pim; Bruinvels, David J.

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What Do We Know About the Well-Being of Claimants in Compensation Processes?

Recht der Werkelijkheid 2012 (33) 2

14 Pages Posted: 11 Feb 2015

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Nieke A. Elbers

VU University Amsterdam - Faculty of Law

Arno Akkermans

Amsterdam Law and Behavior Insitute (A-LAB); Amsterdam Centre for Comprehensive Law; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam - Faculty of Law

Pim Cuijpers

VU University Amsterdam - Department of Clinical Psychology; The EMGO Institute, VU University Medical Center; The Amsterdam Interdisciplinary Center of Law and Health

The Society of Occupational Medicine (NVAB) Utrecht; The Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center; The Amsterdam Interdisciplinary Center of Law and Health; VU University Amsterdam - Department of Clinical Psychology

Date Written: January 1, 2012

Abstract

Questions have been raised as to how personal injury victims experience the compensation procedure. Several studies concluded that a lengthy compensation process and the attitude of lawyers and insurance companies are not beneficial to claimants’ health. This article provides an overview, discussing three main themes: (1) Is being involved in a compensation process bad for health? (2) What is causing the negative compensation effect? And (3) How can claimants’ wellbeing be improved?

Keywords: Compensation, Litigation, Personal Injury, Secundairy gain, Secundairy Victimisation, Lawyers, Client-centered lawyering, Insurance companies, Procedural justice, Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Elbers, Nieke A. and Akkermans, Arno and Cuijpers, Pim and Bruinvels, David J., What Do We Know About the Well-Being of Claimants in Compensation Processes? (January 1, 2012). Recht der Werkelijkheid 2012 (33) 2, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2562343