Citation

Mitrany E. Med. Law 1993; 12(3-5): 311-315.

Affiliation

Child and Adolescent Psychosomatic Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, International Centre of Medicine and Law)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8231700

Abstract

One hundred and forty cases of claimed psychic trauma of a minor following an accident were reviewed. In two-thirds of the cases the injury followed a road accident. Other causes of injury were burns, animal bites, falls, etc. Injury 'by proxy' warranted compensation if psychic trauma was proven. Some of the more complex ethical, philosophical and psychiatric issues which confront the expert are reviewed such as credibility of the complaints, overexposure of a child to medical scrutiny, temporary versus permanent psychic damage, etc.

Language: en