%0 Journal Article %A Robert I. Simon %T The Psychological and Legal Aftermath of False Arrest and Imprisonment %D 1993 %J Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online %P 523-528 %V 21 %N 4 %X False arrest and imprisonment can be an extraordinarily stressful psychological trauma. This is clearly demonstrated in the evaluation of forensic cases alleging false arrest and imprisonment, a review of the recent forensic psychiatric literature and reported legal cases. A clinical vignette is presented that illustrates the psychological trauma and sequelae associated with false arrest and imprisonment. Psychiatric treatment of these individuals is discussed. A number of these cases are litigated. %U https://jaapl.org/content/jaapl/21/4/523.full.pdf