Category: Psychology/Psychiatry Should Parents Worry: The Latest Scoop on Video Games and Their Impact on Children TASA ID: 1385 When I started my practice almost thirty years ago, Sesame Street and the benign Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood captured our children’s attention. Disney movies proliferated the video market and they followed a similar fairy tale pattern in which a hero or heroine is pursued by a villain but triumphs in the end. Children learned which personality traits ultimately prevail: goodness, honesty, kindness, and beauty. Read more
Category: Psychology/Psychiatry Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Versus Simple Anger: Did the Plaintiff Experience a Trauma or Merely a Grievance? TASA ID: 709 A wrongful termination lawsuit is filed. Among the many claims is a claim for emotional damages. The plaintiff states that the unfair firing led to nightmares, anxiety, insomnia, mood swings, disintegrating relationships with friends and family, and a loss of interest in sexual intimacy and in other activities that formerly brought pleasure. In short, the plaintiff claims damages caused by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Read more
Category: Employment, Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry Assessing Neuro-Cognitive Complaints after Brain Injury: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction in Civil and Criminal Litigation TASA ID: 2434 Plaintiffs and other petitioners often sue for damages due to reported cognitive or emotional impairment. These cognitive impairments are often said to be the result of traumatic brain injury suffered in accidents, toxic exposures or medical procedures. Emotional impairments take the form of alleged depression or "traumatic" anxiety following such events, or those involving employment, business or similar affairs. Read more
Category: Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry Nonsymptom Factors Suggesting Mental Illness Otherwise Not Obvious TASA ID: 3640 Mental illness of great enough significance to be a factor in criminal proceedings is most likely to be the product of a genetic disorder or brain damage. It is not uncommon for someone to be experiencing, and to be influenced by, significant mental illness, though he or she may show little or no outward sign of bizarre thinking or behavior. Read more
Category: Articles, Custody, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys Sexual Abuse Allegations in the Context of High Conflict Divorce TASA ID: 1385 It is without question that high conflict divorce wreaks havoc on not only estranged parents; it does immeasurable and long lasting harm to children. These cases clog the courtrooms and frustrate everyone involved. Read more
