The utility of psychological testing in assessing emotional damages in personal injury litigation

Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-419

  Greenberg, Stuart A ^a   Otto, Randy K ^b   Long, Anna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensics; Psychological testing; Test interpretations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INJURY; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY;

EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JURISPRUDENCE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2142860752     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191103259532     Document Type: Article

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