A risk exists that the power of suggestion may worsen symptoms and cause long-term disabilities; therefore, when counseling is indicated, the therapist must take a psychological origin of symptoms into account and not assume that all symptoms are a direct result of neurological damage from the injury.
Der er en risiko for at "forslagets kraft" kan forværre symptomerne eller skabe langstidshandicap; derfor, skal en terapeut tænke det psykologiske ophav med også, og ikke gå ud fra at alle symptomer er et direkte resultat af den neurologiske skade fra skaden.