PTSD, the Traumatic Principle and Lawsuits

By C.B. Scrignar, M.D. | August 1, 1999

Dr. Scrignar is clinical professor of psychiatry at Tulane University School of Medicine, adjunct professor at the Tulane School of Social Work and, for over a decade, was adjunct professor of law and psychiatry at the Tulane Law School. He is the author of five books including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Legal Issues, 3rd ed. (Bruno Press).

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