Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop after a traumatic or highly distressing event. Symptoms can include intrusive memories, flashbacks, avoidance, hyperarousal, mood changes and difficulties with everyday functioning.
Cases involving psychological trauma can raise complex medico-legal questions. These may relate to diagnosis, causation, symptom severity, functional impairment, treatment and prognosis. NICE recommends assessing trauma exposure, symptoms and their impact on the person’s everyday functioning.
Our psychiatry and psychology expert witnesses can provide independent, evidence-based medico-legal opinions and reports. Experts may review medical records, psychological assessments, treatment records and other relevant evidence. They can also consider causation, prognosis and the impact of symptoms on daily life.
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