RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 523
OP 528
VO 21
IS 4
A1 Robert I. Simon
YR 1993
UL http://jaapl.org/content/21/4/523.abstract
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.