Expert reports · Psychosomatic medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine Expert Reports
Psychosomatic reports assess conditions in which physical symptoms and psychological factors interact – such as somatic symptom and functional disorders or chronic pain disorders – and their effect on functioning, treatment needs and earning capacity.
For an initial review, the question, the instructing party and any deadline are sufficient.
Typical questions
- Diagnosis of somatic symptom and functional disorders
- Chronic pain with psychological factors
- Causation questions
- Level of functioning and participation
- Need for treatment and rehabilitation, prognosis
Who instructs us
- Lawyers
- Courts
- Insurers
- Statutory accident insurers
Approach
The reported symptoms, findings and functional limitations are checked for consistency.
What we need to review an instruction
- Instructing party and proceedings
- Question (causation, functional capacity, treatment needs)
- Physical and psychiatric/psychotherapeutic findings
- Rehabilitation and hospital reports
- Accident or claims files
- Deadline
Professional responsibility
Doctor-medic Otilia Gudana, MSc
- Consultant in Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy (Bavarian Medical Association)
- Specialist training and practice in psychiatry, most recently acting senior consultant at the Department of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, kbo Isar-Amper-Klinikum Taufkirchen
- MSc Communication, Behaviour & Credibility Analysis (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Full professional backgroundAssessment methodologyMedical association and contact
Last updated: October 2026
Process and fees
- 01
Enquiry
Brief details of the instructing party, questions and deadline – via the enquiry form or by phone.
- 02
Initial check
Review of jurisdiction, conflicts of interest and scope. You will then hear whether the instruction can be accepted.
- 03
Offer and fees
For private instructions, fees and timeframe are agreed in writing before the instruction is accepted. For court instructions, remuneration follows the JVEG.
- 04
File review & examination
Analysis of the documents and a clinical interview where required.
- 05
Report
Written report with transparent reasoning. On request, Doctor-medic Otilia Gudana explains the report to the instructing party.
For private instructions, fees and timeframe depend on the question, the size of the file and the examination required, and are agreed in writing before the instruction is accepted (see Terms, § 5). For court instructions, remuneration follows the applicable provisions of the JVEG.
Frequently asked questions
Who writes the report?
Doctor-medic Otilia Gudana, consultant in psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy, personally.
How does a psychosomatic report differ from a psychiatric report?
Psychosomatic reports look at the interplay of physical and psychological factors. Psychiatric reports focus on mental disorders in the narrower sense. Which specialty is needed is clarified when the instruction is reviewed.
This page provides information about expert report services. It is neither legal advice nor medical treatment. The legal decision is made by the court or the competent authority.