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psychiatric injury - Coggle Diagram
psychiatric injury
defined by hinz v berry as any recognisable psychiatric illness caused by the breach of duty of the defendant.
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A03
in modern society mental and physical health is treated the same however the law does not represent this and has not caught up with medical advancements
the law was developed in the case of Alcock to prevent floodgates of cases opening and compensation culture
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"shocking event" - less horific events that take place over a long period of time are not concidered
"unaided senses" - social media is only getting bigger, more likely for people to see family members being injured through tv, social media etc
close affection - judges take a narrow approach, society has a wider meaning of relationships