Journal article
Introducing Psychological Injury and Law
Abstract
Psychology injury and law is a specialized forensic psychology field that concerns reaching legal thresholds for actionable negligent or related injuries having a psychological component, such as for posttraumatic stress disorder, chronic pain, and mild traumatic brain injury. The presenting psychological injuries have to be related causally to the event at issue, and if pre-existing injuries, vulnerabilities, or psychopathologies are involved …
Authors
Young G; Foote WE; Kerig PK; Mailis A; Brovko J; Kohutis EA; McCall S; Hapidou EG; Fokas KF; Goodman-Delahunty J
Journal
Psychological Injury and Law, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 452–463
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1007/s12207-020-09396-5
ISSN
1938-971X