TY - JOUR PY - 2009// TI - Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to Conceptualize Disability and Functioning in Psychological Injury and Law JO - Psychological injury and law A1 - Peterson, David B. A1 - Paul, Heidi SP - 205 EP - 214 VL - 2 IS - 3-4 N2 - The International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) is the World Health Organization’s classification of human functioning and disability. The ICF is addressed as an important development in healthcare and of specific importance for informing assessment in forensic psychology. The utility of the conceptual framework of the ICF to inform case conceptualization in psychological injury and law is explored. Future prospects for the ICF in psychological healthcare are reviewed, including the need for more research on the intersection of the ICF and the psychological–legal context. Keywords International - Classified - Functioning - Disability - Health
LA - SN - 1938-971X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12207-009-9056-1 ID - ref1 ER -