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Posttraumatic stress disorder in litigation : guidelines for forensic assessment / edited by Robert I. Simon.
Holman Biotech Commons RA1152.P67 P67 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Post-traumatic stress disorder--Diagnosis.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder--Law and legislation.
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--psychology.
- United States.
- Forensic Psychiatry.
- Jurisprudence.
- Medical Subjects:
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic--psychology.
- United States.
- Forensic Psychiatry.
- Jurisprudence.
- Physical Description:
- xxix, 238 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., [2003]
- Summary:
- This expanded second edition includes new chapters about disability determinations in PTSD litigation, PTSD in employment litigation, and forensic laboratory testing for PTSD. Updated chapters cover current and future trends, recent research findings, forensic psychiatric assessment in claimants, guidelines for diagnosing PTSD in children and adolescents, forensic psychological assessment, and guidelines for evaluating malingering in PTSD. This essential collection by 13 leading U.S. 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. Mental health and legal professionals, third-party payers, and interested laypersons will welcome this balanced approach to a complex and difficult field.
- Contents:
- 1 Persistent Reexperiences in Psychiatry and Law: Current and Future Trends for the Role of PTSD in Litigation / Daniel W. Shuman, J.D. 1
- 2 Recent Research Findings on the Diagnosis of PTSD: Prevalence, Course, Comorbidity, and Risk / Bonnie L. Green, Ph.D., Stacey I. Kaltman, Ph.D. 19
- 3 Forensic Psychiatric Assessment of PTSD Claimants / Robert I. Simon, M.D. 41
- 4 PTSD in Children and Adolescents: An Overview With Guidelines for Forensic Assessment / Diane H. Schetky, M.D. 91
- 5 Forensic Psychological Assessment in PTSD / Terence M. Keane, Ph.D., Todd C. Buckley, Ph.D., Mark W. Miller, Ph.D. 119
- 6 Disability Determination in PTSD Litigation / Albert M. Drukteinis, M.D., J.D. 141
- 7 PTSD in Employment Litigation / Liza H. Gold, M.D. 163
- 8 Guidelines for Evaluation of Malingering in PTSD / Phillip J. Resnick, M.D. 187
- 9 Forensic Laboratory Testing for PTSD / Roger K. Pitman, M.D., Scott P. Orr, Ph.D. 207.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1585620661
- OCLC:
- 49942986
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