| Autor: |
Deahl, Martin, Foster, Paul |
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JRSM Open; Dec2024, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p1-5, 5p |
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Objective: To explore the psychopathology of the victims of the UK Post Office scandal and the extent to which this can be adequately described by current classification of traumatic stress symptoms. Design: Standard clinical interviews for the purposes of preparing medico-legal reports. Setting: Face to face and virtual interviews. Participants: Victims of the Post Office Scandal, postmaster's and postmistress's wrongly accused of theft. Main outcome measures: ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. Results: All the subjects had experienced life changing traumatic reactions which were inadequately captured by current diagnostic criteria. Conclusions: The current taxonomy of trauma fails to capture the diversity of symptoms experienced by the postmasters and we argue that a formulation based approach should be employed, especially in the court room. There remains inadequate research exploring the impact of wrongful conviction on the mental state of victims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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