Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Litigation, Second Edition: Guidelines for Forensic Assessment
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1585620661 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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PTSD, officially recognized as a diagnosis by DSM-III in 1980, is only the most recent term used to describe the suffering of trauma victims.Few could have foreseen its profound impact on litigation. Mental health and legal professionals, third-party payers, and interested laypersons will welcome this balanced approach to a complex and difficult field.. experts sheds important new light on forensic guidelines for effective assessment and diagnosis and determination of disability, serving both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving PTSD claims. Chapter 4 offers a rare perspective on PTSD in children and adolescents, including parental response to the trauma, developmental effects, and delayed onset symptoms.- Forensic assessment of PTSD claimants is presented in Chapter 5, followed by new chapters on disability determinants (how PTSD impairs occupational functioning) and PTSD in the workplace, where the causal relationship between employment stress and a resulting mental or emotional disorder must be determined.- Chapter 8 covers guidelines for malingering in PTSD, where the claimant may be motivated by financial gain or by a reduced charge resulting from an insanity defense.- A new chapter on forensic laboratory testing in PTSD pres
This edition belongs on every forensic shelf."-- "Thomas G. Brown, Education America, CHOICE Magazine""The book includes a thorough analysis of the problem areas in the forensic assessment of PTSD litigants. This book is recommended for both clinicians and attorneys who work in the area of PTSD litigation."- "Psychiatric Services," "April 2005""With some new chapters and added contributors this essential forensic work has risen to an even higher level of usefulness than its predecessor edition. His second edition expands on the problems faced by the forensic assessor by including children, employment situations, disability determinations, and the laboratory corroboration for the diagnosis. "A vital resource for any
Robert I. Simon, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Program in Psychiatry and the Law at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C.
Pen Name and That A said Good. I'm not sure that you get much more out of this book than a reding a combination ofWriting and Defending Your IME Report: The Comprehensive Guide and A Physician's Guide To Return To Work, and knowing about PTSD.This is a book by multiple authors. In some ways each chapter was just an introductory chapter and should have been followed with