| Title: |
Mr Bates and the post office: The implications of the UK post office scandal for the taxonomy of trauma |
| Authors: |
Deahl, Martin; Foster, Paul |
| Source: |
JRSM Open ; volume 15, issue 12 ; ISSN 2054-2704 2054-2704 |
| Publisher Information: |
SAGE Publications |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Description: |
Objective To explore the psychopathology of the victims of the UK Post Office scandal and the extent to which this can be adequately described by current classification of traumatic stress symptoms. Design Standard clinical interviews for the purposes of preparing medico-legal reports. Setting Face to face and virtual interviews. Participants Victims of the Post Office Scandal, postmaster's and postmistress's wrongly accused of theft. Main outcome measures ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. Results All the subjects had experienced life changing traumatic reactions which were inadequately captured by current diagnostic criteria. Conclusions The current taxonomy of trauma fails to capture the diversity of symptoms experienced by the postmasters and we argue that a formulation based approach should be employed, especially in the court room. There remains inadequate research exploring the impact of wrongful conviction on the mental state of victims. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1177/20542704241304573 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1177/20542704241304573; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20542704241304573; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/20542704241304573 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.47F4EF37 |
| Database: |
BASE |