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Title Psychological injuries : forensic assessment, treatment, and law / William J. Koch [and others]
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 318 pages) : illustrations
Series American Psychology-Law Society series
American Psychology-Law Society series.
Contents 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 / Grant L. Iverson and Rael T. Lange -- 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
Summary This title describes the law related to forensic assessment of and treatment for psychological injuries, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder. A comprehensive guide to psychological injuries, it is suitable for mental health practitioners researchers, and legal professionals who work with psychological injuries
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-308) and index
Notes English
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Subject Liability for emotional distress -- United States
Personal injuries -- United States
Forensic psychology -- United States
Traumatic neuroses -- Treatment -- United States
LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
Personal injuries -- United States.
Forensic Psychology -- United States.
Traumatic neuroses -- Treatment -- United States.
Liability for emotional distress -- United States.
Forensic psychology
Liability for emotional distress
Personal injuries
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Koch, William J., 1951-
LC no. 2005003877
ISBN 1423735048
9781423735045
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