Decided: May 21, 1996. Appeal from the Commonwealth Court, No. 1200 C.D. 1994, reversed, 652 A.2d 425. Thomas C. Lowry, Patricia S. Duffy, Jerome A. Hoffman, Alan D. Berkowitz, Otto W. Immel, Philadelphia, for appellant.
Pennsylvania has adopted an objective test for determining whether a psychic injury is compensable. Guaracino v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.), — Pa.Commonwealth Ct., 652 A.2d 425 (1994). The degree of proof demanded of a claimant in mental/mental cases is high. North Huntingdon Township v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board (Noble), 165 Pa. Commw. 33, 644 A.2d 227, appeal denied, 539 Pa. 659, 651 A.2d 545 (1994).