Author: NAPIER, MICHAEL AND KAY WHEAT
Title: Recovering Damages for Psychiatric Injury
Description: Blackstone Press Ltd. 1995. (ISBN: 9781854313522). Paperback. Paperback in good condition. 1995 1st edition. 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. The book also includes an overview of the major psychiatric conditions which may result from trauma. 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, in contract. This book is aimed primarily at legal practitioners who are likely to be increasingly confronted with such claims.. Used: Acceptable.

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