Citation

Schetky DH, Benedek EP. Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. 1989; 12(2): 471-481.

Affiliation

Center for Forensic Psychiatry; Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2748448

Abstract

This article explores the impact of court procedures on victims of sexual abuse and on the process of psychotherapy. Differences between civil and criminal litigation are described as is the psychiatrist's role in these cases. Recommendations are made as to how to render the experience of testifying in court less traumatic for the victim.

Language: en