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The psychological and legal aftermath of false arrest and imprisonment
1Program in Psychiatry and Law, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
The Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
False arrest and imprisonment can be an extraordinarily stressful psychological trauma. This is clearly demonstrated in the evaluation of forensic cases alleging false arrest and imprisonment, a review of the recent forensic psychiatric literature and reported legal cases. A clinical vignette is presented that illustrates the psychological trauma and sequelae associated with false arrest and imprisonment. Psychiatric treatment of these individuals is discussed. A number of these cases are litigated.