Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Litigation: Guidelines for Forensic Assessment

Abstract

The reviewer explains that this book (R. I. Simon [Ed], 2003; see record 2003-00836-000) offers guidelines to assess the incident specific nature of PTSD pertaining to children and adolescents, worksettings and neurophysiological verification. This expanded second edition of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Litigation attempts to bring further direction and discipline to litigation involving a condition that is as ancient as civilization itself. More refined conceptual tools have become necessary in accessing the causes of this incidence-specific disorder, particularly in the face of an increasingly litigious environment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2003 APA, all rights reserved)