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Post-traumatic stress disorder: Diagnostic and liability issues
Rushmi Sethi analyses military personal injury claims concerning post-traumatic stress disorder ‘Deployed reservists still have a higher prevalence of probable PTSD than non-deployed reservists despite several initiatives by the MoD. There was a significant association between deployment and probable PTSD in regular personnel who had a combat role during deployment.’ Traumatic events such as combat, …
Cases Referenced
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- Hibbert v Ministry of Defence [2008] EWHC 1526 (QB)
- Lapham v Ministry of Defence (1997) unreported QBD HHJ Richard Walker 4 November
- Laughton v Ministry of Defence (1996) unreported QBD Wilcox J 9 May
- Multiple Claimants v Ministry of Defence [2003] EWHC 1134 (QB)
- New v Ministry of Defence [2005] EWHC 1647 (QB)
- Nicholson v Ministry of Defence (2004) unreported
- Sylvestre v Ministry of Defence [2012] All ER (D) 219