Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Litigation: Guidelines for Forensic Assessment [Hardcover]

Robert I. Simon (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0880486872 | ISBN-13: 978-0880486873 | Publication Date: January 1995 | Edition: 1st

Offering assessment guidelines for both mental health professionals and attorneys of PTSD claimants. Allows forensic examiners to perform credible psychiatric or psychological examinations of PTSD claimants, and will benefit both plaintiffs and defendants.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1st edition (January 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880486872
• ISBN-13: 978-0880486873
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,066,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Still Current and Relevant for Forensic Psychology, April 25, 2000

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Francis Abueg (Los Altos, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Litigation: Guidelines for Forensic Assessment (Hardcover)

This edited volume continues to be a classic in the field of assessing and testifying in court on the subject of post-traumatic stress disorder. As an expert witness in these types of litigation for both the prosecution and defense, I find the rigor of the assessment chapter by Dr. Terence Keane as well as the overarching strategic review chapter by Dr. Robert Simon himself, to be consistently relevant to my practice. Don't be deterred by the book's diagnostic datedness (DSM-IIIR versus DSM-IV)--it's a "must-have" for everyone interested in fair and ethical litigation related to psychological trauma.