Proximate cause and traumatic neurosis.
Because there is not definite scientific knowledge about posttraumatic neurosis, a psychiatrist involved in evaluating allegations of psychiatric impairment in negligence law cases can make only a circumscribed contribution. Nevertheless, the contribution can be an important one.
D003416:Criminal Law; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*