Psychological Injuries Forensic Assessment, Treatment, and Law

Name: Psychological Injuries Forensic Assessment, Treatment, and Law
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ISBN: 9780195188288

ISBN-10: 0195188284

ISBN-13: 9780195188288

Edition: 2005

Authors: William J. Koch, Kevin S. Douglas, Tonia L. Nicholls, Melanie L. O'Neill

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Human emotional suffering has been studied for centuries, but the significance of psychological injuries within legal contexts has only recently been recognized. As the public becomes increasingly aware of the ways in which mental health affects physical - and financial - well-being, psychological injuries comprise a rapidly growing set of personal injury insurance claims. Although the diverse range of problems that people claim to suffer from are serious and often genuine, thelargely subjective and unobservable nature of psychological conditions has led to much skepticism about the authenticity of psychological injury claims. Improved assessment methods and research on the economic and…

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List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/13/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.30" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English




Definition and History of the Concept of Psychological Injury



Legal Contexts and Law Related to Psychological Injuries



General Assessment Issues with Psychological Injuries



Detecting Exaggeration and Malingering in Psychological Injury Claims




Common Vulnerabilities in Psychological Evidence



Gender, Trauma, and Distress



Ethnocultural Minorities



Prevention and Rehabilitation of Psychological Injuries



Psychological Injury Cases



Current Status and Future Trends


References


Index