PTSD and Forensic Psychology Applications to Civil and Criminal Law /

• Main Author: Miller, Laurence (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Law and Psychology.

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Table of Contents:

• History of the PTSD concept and its relation to the law
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Syndrome
• PTSD and other traumatic disability syndromes: Differential diagnosis
• PTSD in the civil litigation system
• PTSD in the criminal justice system II: The insanity defense and diminished capacity
• PTSD Cases: Evaluation, interpretation, and testimony. .