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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > litigation stress
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > forensic assessment in civil and criminal cases > litigation stress
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > litigation stress
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > trial processes > litigation stress
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > trials > trial processes > litigation stress
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > litigation stress
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > judicial systems > trials > trial processes > litigation stress

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litigation stress  

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  • Litigation stress is best understood as consisting of negative physical and psychological reactions to being involved in a legal action. Indeed, litigation itself is mentioned specifically as a stressor in the multiaxial Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Text Revised (fourth edition), in Axis IV (Psychosocial and Environmental Problems). [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Litigation Stress]

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