Download or read book Psychiatric Aspects of Personal Injury Claims written by George Mendelson and published by Charles C. Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 1988 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Psychiatric Claims in Personal Injury 2nd Edition written by Liam Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The law relating to claims for psychiatric injury is complex, varied, and hard to grapple with and can often appear labyrinthian. This is a practical guide for dealing with personal injury claims involving psychiatric injuries and is aimed to assist both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner alike. As our understanding and acceptance of the nature of psychiatric injury has grown over the last two decades, so has the regularity of such claims appearing in practice as well as the varied ways in which they arise, be it a straightforward psychiatric reaction to injury or a complex stress at work claim. This work breaks the topic down into practical and easily assimilable components to assist practitioners and supplement their knowledge through a combination of detailed discussion of the law, coupled with practical suggestions for practise. This Second Edition is updated and expanded particularly in the areas stress at work and the latest developments in secondary victim claims. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Liam Ryan Studied Law at St Aidan's College, Durham University and completed a LLM at Nottingham University specialising in Commercial law, Criminal law and Human Rights. Liam has a civil practice specialising in medium to high value personal injury actions and commercial litigation. He has a noted specialism in stress at work and psychiatric injury claims. Liam accepts instructions privately, on a Conditional Fee basis and through Direct Access. Liam is a member of PIBA. CONTENTS Chapter One - Introduction Chapter Two - Diagnosis Chapter Three - Primary Victims: Cases Involving Physical Injury Chapter Four - Primary Victims, Rescuers and Involuntary Participants Chapter Five - Primary Victims: Cases Where There Is No Physical Injury: Nervous Shock Chapter Six - Secondary Victims Chapter Seven - Secondary Victims and Emerging Areas Chapter Eight - Stress at Work Claims: Overview Chapter Nine - The Hatton Guidelines Chapter Ten - Stress at Work Claims and Foreseeable Harm Chapter Eleven - Stress at Work and The Breach of Duty of Care Chapter Twelve - Stress at Work Claims and Bullying Chapter Thirteen - Breach of Contract in Stress at Work Claims Chapter Fourteen - The Equality Act 2010 in Stress Claims Chapter Fifteen - Causation and Apportionment and in Stress Claims Chapter Sixteen - Other Tortious Acts Chapter Seventeen - Quantum and Evidence Chapter Eighteen - General Damages Chapter Nineteen - Special Damages

Download or read book Evaluation for Personal Injury Claims written by Andrew W. Kane and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-07-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has grown into a specialization informed by research and professional guidelines. This series presents up-to-date information on the most important and frequently conducted forms of FMHA. The 19 topical volumes address best approaches to practice for particular types of evaluation in the criminal, civil, and juvenile/family areas. Each volume contains a thorough discussion of the relevant legal and psychological concepts, followed by a step-by-step description of the assessment process from preparing for the evaluation to writing the report and testifying in court.Volumes include the following helpful features:DT Boxes that zero in on important information for use in evaluationsDT Tips for best practice and cautions against common pitfallsDT Highlighting of relevant case law and statutesDT Separate list of assessment tools for easy referenceDT Helpful glossary of key terms for the particular topicIn making recommendations for best practice, authors consider empirical support, legal relevance, and consistency with ethical and professional standards. These volumes offer invaluable guidance for anyone involved in conducting or using forensic evaluations.This book addresses the assessment of personal injury claims, and explores the history and importance of this process, the legal standards and the procedure for applying this assessment in court. Established empirical foundations from the behavioral, social, and medical sciences are then presented. Finally, the book provides a detailed "how-to" for practitioners, including information on data collection, interpretation, report writing and expert testimony.

Download or read book Mental and Emotional Injuries in Employment Litigation written by James J. McDonald and published by BNA Books (Bureau of National Affairs). This book was released on 1994 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use this comprehensive overview to evaluate potential claims objectively...and to select, depose, and cross-examine mental health experts more effectively. Attorneys, psychiatrists, psychologists, and pharmacologists explain the legal and mental health issues you need to assess -- and be ready to litigate -- in this complex area of practice, including: -- diagnosis of commonly claimed disorders -- the intricacies of sexual harassment claims, psychological testing, and effects of medication -- assessment of post-traumatic stress -- detection of malingering -- the statutory and common law bases for recovery of damages The book's analyses, exhibits, and numerous examples help you focus on the complex elements of these claims. And a full index and table of cases make it ideal for your case evaluation.

Download or read book Recovering Damages for Psychiatric Injury written by Michael Napier and published by Gaunt. This book was released on 1995 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past few years have seen major developments in the law regarding personal injury claims which relate to psychiatric injury. A number of significant cases have recently brought the issues of compensation for psychiatric injury into sharper focus. This book surveys the current state of the law, including an analysis of the "Alcock" case, and an examination of the ways in which a successful claim may be made. It also includes an overview of the major psychiatric conditions which may result from trauma, with particular emphasis on post-traumatic stress disorder.;The authors give practical advice on how to identify a potential psychiatric injury case, practical and procedural steps, and a survey of quantum of damages for traumatically induced injury. Some consideration is given to wider aspects of such claims, for example, incontract. This book is aimed primarily at legal practitioners who are likely to be increasingly confronted with such claims.

Download or read book Psychiatric Claims in Worker s Compensation and Civil Litigation written by Herbert Lasky and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1993 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Psychological Injuries written by William J. Koch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human emotional suffering has been studied for centuries, but the significance of psychological injuries within legal contexts has only recently been recognized. As the public becomes increasingly aware of the ways in which mental health affects physical - and financial - well-being, psychological injuries comprise a rapidly growing set of personal injury insurance claims. Although the diverse range of problems that people claim to suffer from are serious and often genuine, the largely subjective and unobservable nature of psychological conditions has led to much skepticism about the authenticity of psychological injury claims. Improved assessment methods and research on the economic and physical health consequences of psychological distress has resulted in exponential growth in the litigation related to such conditions. Integrating the history of psychological injuries both from legal and mental health perspectives, this book offers compelling discussions of relevant statutory and case law. Focussing especially on posttraumatic stress disorder, it addresses the current status and empirical limitations of forensic assessments of psychological injuries and alerts readers to common vulnerabilities in expert evidence from mental health professionals. In addition, it also uses the latest empirical research to provide the best forensic methods for assessing both clinical conditions such as posttraumatic stress disorder and for alternative explanations such as malingering. The authors offer state-of-the-art information on early intervention, psychological therapies, and pharmaceutical treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder and stimulating suggestions for further research into this complex phenomenon. A comprehensive guide to psychological injuries, this book will be an indispensable resource for all mental health practitioners, researchers, and legal professionals who work with psychological injuries.

Download or read book Damages for Psychiatric Injuries written by Des Butler and published by Federation Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Damages for Psychiatric Injuries offers a critique of liability for psychiatric injury in Australia and England. Author Des Butler examines current day understandings of psychiatric medicine, evaluates the legitimacy of past and current approaches to limiting liability, and examines the policy considerations which promote such limits. Butler also analyses the recommendations of the 2002 Ipp Panel's Review of Negligence in Australia and resulting legislation. Succinct and readable, the book sets out a preferred approach to dealing with claims for psychiatric injuries, which recognises the scientific advances of recent times and reflects good legal reasoning.

Download or read book A Practical Guide to Psychiatric Claims in Personal Injury written by Liam Ryan and published by . This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The law relating to claims for psychiatric injury is complex, varied, and hard to grapple with and can often appear labyrinthian. This is a practical guide for dealing with personal injury claims involving psychiatric injuries and is aimed to assist both the newcomer and the experienced practitioner alike. As our understanding and acceptance of the nature of psychiatric injury has grown over the last two decades, so has the regularity of such claims appearing in practice as well as the varied ways in which they arise, be it a straightforward psychiatric reaction to injury or a complex stress at work claim. This work seeks to take the topic and to break it down into practical and easily assimilable components to assist practitioners and supplement their knowledge through a combination of detailed discussion of the law, coupled with practical suggestions for practise. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Liam Studied Law at St Aidan's College, Durham University and completed a LLM at Nottingham University specialising in Commercial law, Criminal law and Human Rights. Liam has a civil practice specialising in medium to high value personal injury actions and commercial litigation. He has a noted specialism in stress at work and psychiatric injury claims. Liam accepts instructions privately, on a Conditional Fee basis and through Direct Access. Liam is a member of PIBA.

Download or read book Psychological Injury written by Hugh Koch and published by Qed Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This aim of this book is to demystify the medical and legal aspects of bringing a claim for psychological injuries. In this respect it has two potential audiences. Firstly, lawyers and claims handlers for whom it is hoped that it will help to explain the terms which appear in medical reports and often appear as incomprehensible technical jargon and concepts. Hopefully it will set them on the road to asking the right questions and making the right assessments in the litigation. Second, it is aimed at medical practitioners who may enter the medico-legal world and whilst their expertise is in no doubt, may have questions as to what may be expected of them in a different forum. It is hoped that it will provide them with guidance as to the sorts of issues they will be expected to address in the legal process. Contents include: SECTION I: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS 1.Classification of Psychological Disorders 2.Causation and Attribution 3.Maximising the Reliability of Evidence: Detecting or Preventing Deception 4.Treatment and Prognosis 5.Resolving Evidential Conflict SECTION II: LEGAL ASPECTS 6.Legal basis of claims for psychological injuries 7.Translating Clinical Opinion into Quantum 8.Civil Procedure SECTION III: CONCLUSION 9.Psychological Assessment into the 21st Century Essential reading for anyone involved in personal injury - from the simplest RTA that may involved PTSD to complex million plus litigation. Readership: Solicitors and barristers, insurers, the courts

Download or read book Napier and Wheat s Recovering Damages for Psychiatric Injury written by Kay Wheat and published by Blackstone Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past decade has seen major developments in the law regarding personal injury claims which relate to psychiatric injury. The law is complex and in many respects illogical, and claims for damages for psychiatric conditions can be difficult to pursue. Now in its second edition, and substantially rewritten, Napier and Wheat's Recovering Damages for Psychiatric Injury reviews the legal context in which such claims must be framed. The book concentrates on claims made in negligence and employers' liability, but also examines claims made in contract and in intentional torts. Claims are divided up into the so-called 'shock' cases and non-shock cases, and the author has also included a new chapter on employers' liability with particular focus on 'stress' claims. Two chapters are devoted to the medical aspects of psychiatric injury claims, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The book contains analyses of the main cases which have shaped the present state of the law and examines some options for reform. The author gives practical advice on how to identify a potential psychiatric injury case, quantum of damages, and procedural steps. This second edition also includes an outline of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme. Aimed primarily at legal practitioners, the book will also be of interest to students and members of the medical profession.

Download or read book Current Medical legal Issues in Personal Injury Litigation written by Hugh C. H. Koch and published by Informa Medical. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines medico-legal issues in post-Woolf personal injury litigation. The interface between legal and psychological perspectives are illustrated with reference to current practice and recent case law. Key issues addressed include: claimant reliability, treatment and rehabilitation, decision making by experts, lawyers and barristers and the overall quality of medical legal processes.

Download or read book Recovering for Psychological Injuries written by William A. Barton and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims written by Jenny Kennedy and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Litigating Psychiatric Injury Claims is a practical guide to dealing with the complex legal issues arising from psychiatric injury in the UK. It deals with the development of UK law and practice over the last 10 years, particularly in the area of 'stress at work' and the growing role of rehabilitation. Contents include: liability and compensation for psychiatric injury: an overview * primary victims of negligence: shock cases, as well as non-shock cases * secondary victims of negligence * intentional acts and other liability * the illness * compensation * practical steps * capacity * the future. The book provides clear guidance to the complexities of establishing liability, as well as practical assistance on running psychiatric claims. As such, it is an essential book for solicitors and barristers acting for defendants and claimants in UK personal injury cases, as well as for medical experts and witnesses.

Download or read book Psychiatry and Criminal Culpability written by Ralph Slovenko and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1995-02-28 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of related interest . . . PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT —Theodore H. Blau This unique training guide/reference was written in response to the ever-growing demand for psychological services in law enforcement agencies. Written by one of the nation's most respected experts in forensic psychology, it offers psychologists now working in law enforcement agencies and those interested in entering the field, a detailed overview of the many functions psychologists serve within those agencies. Organized by sections corresponding to the major functions psychologists perform—assessment, intervention, consultation, and training—the book deals with all issues that psychologists working in law enforcement will encounter in their practice, including officer recruitment, fitness-for-duty evaluations, stress counseling, drug and alcohol counseling, hostage negotiations, investigative hypnosis, management consultation, and much more. 1994 (0-471-55950-4) 454 pp. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CHILD —Theodore H. Blau Over twenty-five years in the making and the result of examinations of over four thousand children, this book is a comprehensive guide to performing psychological examinations on children. Covering virtually every aspect of the examination procedure, it offers specific recommendations and step-by-step guidelines to everything from office decor, requisite equipment, test selection, rating categories, and techniques for minimizing stress to administering tests, writing reports, and making recommendations. Closely following Dr. Blau's famous Basic Psychological Examination package, the book guides readers in their assessment of environmental pressure, behavioral responses, intellectual factors, neuropsychological status, response capabilities, academic achievement, and personality. 1991 (0-471-63559-6) 279 pp. THE PSYCHOLOGIST AS EXPERT WITNESS —Theodore H. Blau This very practical guide arms mental health professionals with everything they need to serve comfortably and effectively as expert witnesses. With the help of numerous real-life examples, excerpts from transcripts, sample forms, checklists, and legal documents, it shows you how to: prepare for your day in court; avoid being manipulated by attorneys; write up depositions and psychological and technical reports; and much more. And, as the use of mental health professionals as expert witnesses continues to extend beyond traditional judicial applications, the author addresses a wide range of untraditional situations and types of cases in which readers may be called upon to serve, including cases of liability and personal injury, eyewitness identification research, trademark and patent litigation, and others. 1984 (0-471-87129-X) 424 pp. PSYCHIATRY AND CRIMINAL CULPABILITY How do we distinguish between sin and sickness? Few cases in recent memory so well typify the current confusion over this question as that of Jeffrey Dahmer. The confessed killer of fifteen young men, Dahmer had sex with and cannibalized his victims' bodies. Yet, because he was not found to be mentally ill—the threshold requirement in tests of legal insanity-—he was convicted and sentenced to 936 years imprisonment. How is it that such a severely disturbed person as Dahmer is adjudged sane and therefore culpable, while "Twinkiedefense" killer, Dan White and would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley, Jr., are deemed not guilty by reason of insanity? What are the origins of tests for criminal responsibility, and how is mental illness defined under them? Can causal links be shown to exist between specific crimes and disorders? Psychiatry and Criminal Culpability explores, in-depth, these questions and many others at the heart of one of the most controversial issues in our criminal justice system today. Throughout, Dr. Ralph Slovenko, an acknowledged expert whose professional experience straddles both the worlds of psychiatry and the law, brings a wealth of scholarship and direct experience to bear on the subject. Citing numerous landmark cases and historical formulations of criminal responsibility dating back to biblical times, he traces the evolution of current legal and psychiatric notions of culpability and the relationship between culpability and insanity. Writing for both a mental health and legal audience, Dr. Slovenko clearly and eloquently addresses a wide range of important topical issues. He explains the distinctions between the defenses of not guilty by reason of insanity, guilty but mentally ill, and diminished capacity. He identifies the types of mental illness that currently qualify under the test of criminal responsibility, including disorders that psychiatrists do not regard as psychotic, but which, nevertheless, many experts assert negate responsibility. He explores the role of the mental health professional as an expert character witness in cases where it is uncertain whether the accused committed the crime in question. And much more. Fascinating, thought-provoking, and enlightening, Psychiatry and Criminal Culpability helps guide mental health and legal professionals through the moral and technical complexities of one of the knottiest issues of our day.

Download or read book Psychiatric Claims in Workers Compensation and Civil Litigation written by Herbert Lasky and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Medical Psychiatric Practice written by Alan Stoudemire and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 1993 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the second in a series of succinct, analytical reviews of advances in the psychiatric care of medically ill patients. Medical-Psychiatric Practice, Volume 2 is designed to help psychiatrists who specialize in the care of medical patients integrate psychotherapeutic, psychopharmacological, and behavioral approaches to therapy, while dealing with complex systems of medical care, mental health care, and health care financing. Under the guidance of an eminent editorial advisory board, the second volume includes critical reviews of the latest advances for medically ill patients in psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, neuropsychiatry, medical-legal issues, and special topics such as psychiatric aspects of anesthesia and cardiac diseases.