PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robert I. Simon
TI  - The Psychological and Legal Aftermath of False Arrest and Imprisonment
DP  - 1993 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 523--528
VI  - 21
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/21/4/523.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/21/4/523.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1993 Dec 01; 21
AB  - 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.