LEADER 04421nam 22007331c 450 001 9910454002003321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-6037-X 010 $a1-282-11902-8 010 $a9786612119026 010 $a1-84731-478-3 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472560377 035 $a(CKB)1000000000754910 035 $a(EBL)439016 035 $a(OCoLC)503050728 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000118948 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11988774 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000118948 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10055417 035 $a(PQKB)11232386 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1772447 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC439016 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1772447 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309154 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL211902 035 $a(OCoLC)893332050 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09256069 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL439016 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000754910 100 $a20140929d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCausing psychiatric and emotional harm $ereshaping the boundaries of legal liability $fHarvey Teff 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford $aPortland, Oregon $cHart Publishing $d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (228 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84113-216-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [191]-200) and index 327 $aPsychiatric harm, emotional suffering and legal redress -- The development of redress for emotional harm and nervous shock -- Contemporary provision for 'accident-based' psychiatric illness -- Liability for psychiatric harm 'beyond the mainstream' -- Policy concerns -- A proposal for reform 327 $a1: Psychiatric Harm, Emotional Suffering and Legal Redress -- 2: The Development of Redress for Emotional Harm and Nervous Shock -- 3: Contemporary Provision for 'Accident-Based' Psychiatric Illness 5 -- 4: Liability for Psychiatric Harm 'Beyond the Mainstream' 9 -- 5: Policy Concerns -- 6: A Proposal For Reform 330 8 $aThough mental harm can be profoundly disabling, the law imposes strict limits on who can recover damages for it. In the absence of physical injury, compensation is not normally available for negligently caused mental suffering, however severe, unless it constitutes a 'recognisable psychiatric illness'. Claimants whose mental trauma stems from injury caused to someone else are subject to arbitrary restrictive liability rules that dispense with established legal principles and cannot be reconciled with scientific advances. The book traces the history of civil liability for mental harm up to the present day. It is argued that the reluctance to provide redress reflects an enduring suspicion of intangible injury and undue fear of proliferating claims. The scale and legal ramifications of the Hillsborough disaster; the emergence of claims arising from work-related stress, and other new categories of claims based mainly on prior relationships between the parties, have all added to a 'floodgates fear' that has intensified due to popular perceptions of a 'compensation culture'. The book contrasts the limited scope for liability under English law with developments in several other jurisdictions. It is argued that statutory reform is needed to achieve greater legal coherence and to provide a remedy that tracks the impact and severity of harm and is not confined to psychiatric disorders. A new legal framework is offered, rooted in reasonable foreseeability of mental or emotional harm, with a liability threshold of 'moderate severity'. To allay concerns about proliferating claims, modifications to the compensatory regime for personal injury are proposed 606 $aPersonal injuries 606 $2Torts / Delicts 606 $aLiability for emotional distress 606 $aNegligence$xLaw and legislation 606 $aDamages 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPersonal injuries. 615 0$aLiability for emotional distress. 615 0$aNegligence$xLaw and legislation. 615 0$aDamages. 676 $a346.4203 700 $aTeff$b Harvey$0249550 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454002003321 996 $aCausing psychiatric and emotional harm$92459687 997 $aUNINA