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Category Archives: Forensic Services- Civil Court
Civil Court Psychological Services
Psychological services for civil court cases can relate to personal injury, worker’s compensation, disability determination, competency, or treatment needs. In civil court, psychologists can be engaged as experts to assess emotional factors related to personal injury litigation. Psychologists assess specific … Continue reading
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
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
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
Discrimination Issues
Psychological Assessment – Discrimination Issues Discrimination, whether it is based on race, sexual preference, gender, religion, ethnic background, age, disability, national origin, or another factor, can have a profound and damaging psychological impact on a person. Psychologists can evaluate that … Continue reading
Civil Competency
Psychological Evaluations to Assess Civil Competency If an individual is elderly, presents with intellectual and/or cognitive deficits, has a history of serious psychiatric illness, or has recently had a head injury, there may be a question regarding whether s/he is competent … Continue reading