Posttraumatic stress disorder in litigation : guidelines for forensic assessment / edited by Robert I. Simon
- Bib ID:
- 596006
- Format:
- Book
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Description:
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- Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Press, c1995
- xxvii, 147 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0880486872 (alkaline paper) (casebound)
- Summary:
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The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was officially created by DSM-III in 1980. Since then, PTSD has been alleged in a wide variety of claims, from malpractice to sexual harassment to child abuse. In an effort to bring direction and discipline to this complex area of psychic injury litigation, Dr. Robert Simon introduces guidelines for evaluating PTSD claimants. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Litigation is the first book to offer forensic assessment guidelines for both mental health professionals and attorneys. The guidelines allow forensic examiners to perform credible psychiatric or psychological examinations of PTSD claimants that will benefit both plaintiffs and defendants.
- Full contents:
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- Foreword / Richard L. Goldberg
- Preface / Robert I. Simon
- Introduction / Ralph Slovenko
- 1. Persistent Reexperiences in Psychiatry and Law: Current and Future Trends in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Litigation / Daniel W. Shuman
- 2. Recent Research Findings on the Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Prevalence, Course, Comorbidity, and Risk / Bonnie L. Green
- 3. Toward the Development of Guidelines in the Forensic Psychiatric Examination of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Claimants / Robert I. Simon
- 4. Guidelines for the Psychiatric Examination of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents / Kathleen M. Quinn
- 5. Guidelines for the Forensic Psychological Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Claimants / Terence M. Keane
- 6. Guidelines for the Evaluation of Malingering in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder / Phillip J. Resnick.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- Simon, Robert I
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1995
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