The Systematic Evaluation of Psychological Injury Claims (SEPIC)

This volume, in its entirety, represents both the author's dissertation and a proposed manual for the use, application, and interpretation of the Systematic Evaluation of Psychological Injury Claims, or SEPIC. The SEPIC is a structured data-collection tool designed to facilitate the evaluation of potential psychological injury in the forensic context. The general structure chosen for the current project most closely resembles the format of an instructional manual. While this dissertation is clearly non-traditional in terms of format, the information presented is of the quality and quantity traditionally associated with doctoral-level dissertation work.