Dangerous misidentification of people due to flashback phenomena in posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1107-1111

  Silva, J Arturo ^a,c   Leong, Gregory B ^b,c   Harry, Bruce E ^d   Ronan, Jocelyn ^e   Weinstock, Robert ^c,f  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

^e SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic science; Misidentification of persons; Misrecognition; Post traumatic stress disorder; Violence; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CANNABIS; CARBAMAZEPINE; FLUOXETINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SERTRALINE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DYSTHYMIA; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; VIET NAM; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 0031760483     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14370j     Document Type: Article

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