Psychological injuries : forensic assessment, treatment, and law /
Koch, William J.,1951-
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
Includes bibliography and index.
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 -- 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
Liability for emotional distress
Personal injuries
Forensic psychology
Traumatic neuroses