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Adjustment Disorders
Adjustment disorders are extremely common. A psychological adjustment disorder is characterized by the development of emotional and/or behavioral symptoms (such as, depression, anxiety, school behavior problems, fighting, work problems, academic problems, social conflicts or withdrawal, or physical complaints), in response … Continue reading
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Diagnostic Psychological Evaluations
Diagnostic psychological evaluations assess whether an individual appears to have any psychological problems. In particular, psychologists assess whether the individual has the symptoms of any specific psychological diagnoses. An evaluation may also describe or explain the general psychological adjustment problems … Continue reading
Psychological Evaluations – Probation
Many juvenile and adult offenders have psychological problems that play a role in the commission of a crime. A criminal act may simply be the result of a lack of compliance with normal social rules, or even psychopathic or sociopathic … Continue reading
Pre-sentence Psychological Evaluations
The court may desire a psychological evaluation as part of a presentence investigation, or the defense may wish to present psychological information for the court to consider in sentencing. A presentence psychological evaluation can affect sentencing to the extent that … Continue reading
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The essential element of PTSD, is that a person either experienced or observed an event which involved actual or threatened death or serious injury to self or someone else. Within a family, PTSD can develop in response to learning about … Continue reading
Personal Injury – Psychological Evaluation
Psychological trauma can result from almost any physical injury, especially if the injury occurs within a life-threatening event. Injuries that are physically disfiguring or those which disable primary adaptive functions are more likely to result in psychological trauma. Additionally, psychological … Continue reading
Parenting Skills
It has been said that parenting is the most difficult job, and the most important responsibility, you will ever have in your life. Unfortunately, you receive little or no formal training in parenting, yet you are constantly criticized for every … Continue reading
Parental Mediation – Psychological Services for Family Court
In some instances, parents disagree about proposed custody and visitation, but choose to use mediation rather than litigation to attempt to resolve those disagreements. This may occur when the couple chooses to use mediation to resolve all divorce issues, or … Continue reading
Juvenile Court Evaluations
Juvenile Court Psychological Evaluations Many juvenile offenders exhibit individual psychological problems, and others have been raised in problematic or dysfunctional families. Psychological evaluation of juvenile offenders is an essential part of the family court system, because the thrust of the … Continue reading
Independent Psychological Evaluation
First or second opinion evaluations related to injury, disability or trauma are usually called IME’s (Independent Medical Evaluations or Exams) regardless of the type of evaluation performed. An initial evaluation is needed to establish whether a person is diagnosed with … Continue reading