Persons suffering minor injury are limited to 6 months of statutory benefits and are unable to claim common law damages under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017. In a previous episode of the Proper Lookout Podcast, James Kang used an injury to his own elbow to examine what constitutes a minor physical injury. In this episode, Andrea Dickinson discusses minor psychiatric injuries, by distinguishing between an adjustment disorder, major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.