In this post, we look at the overlap between PTSD and CPTSD and consider why it might be helpful for psychiatrists to treat them as meaningfully distinct, even if they have much in common.

Facial injuries, particularly those that lead to permanent disfiguring or scarring, can have long-lasting effects on a person’s mental health. We outline some of the causes and psychological consequences of facial trauma, before highlighting some of the key legal considerations related to this issue.

In this post, we look at some of the major mental health risks associated with pregnancies and childbirth and consider what needs to be established to demonstrate psychiatric injury from obstetric negligence. 

A secondary victim is someone who suffers psychiatric harm from witnessing a primary victim's injury (or its aftermath), even though they themselves were not at risk from the incident.