TY - JOUR T1 - The Psychological and Legal Aftermath of False Arrest and Imprisonment JF - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law SP - 523 LP - 528 VL - 21 IS - 4 AU - Robert I. Simon Y1 - 1993/12/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/21/4/523.abstract N2 - 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. ER -