Citation

Foerster K, Widder B. Nervenarzt, Der 2011; 82(12): 1557-1565.

Vernacular Title

Begutachtung psychischer Unfallfolgen.

Affiliation

Universitätsklinik Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00115-011-3290-y

PMID

22038383

Abstract

After accidents psychological consequences are often asserted. This may be due to the traumatic experience itself, the experience of severe physical injury or to the experience of a traumatic hospital treatment. The pivotal point of the medicolegal assessment is the evidence of primary mental or physical damage that has to be documented beyond a reasonable doubt in all areas of law. A medicolegal assessment in five steps is proposed.

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