TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - Assessment of psychological consequences of trauma JO - Nervenarzt A1 - Foerster, K. A1 - Widder, B. SP - 1557 EP - 1565 VL - 82 IS - 12 N2 - 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.

Language: de

LA - de SN - 0028-2804 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00115-011-3290-y ID - ref1 ER -