Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders & TreatmentISSN: 2324-8947

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Maayan Shorer Author

maayans@clalit.org.il

Subjects of specialization
PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Parental playfulness, Parental emotion regulation

Affiliation
Department of Clinical Psychology, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek-Hefer, Israel

Biography

Maayan Shorer is affiliated to the Department of Psychological Medicine at Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel. He currently works as an Lecturer, Clinical Psychology Program, His current research interests include the Post Traumatic Stress in children and adolescents, Selective Mutism, Parenting styles: parental emotion regulation, parental playfulness, PTSD and mild Traumatic Brain Injuries in children and adolescents.

Publications

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Litigation and Compensation Seeking In Children with PTSD: The Parent-Child Relationship Context

Author(s):

Maayan Shorer and Alan Apter

Victims of traumatic events are often involved in litigation processes and pursuit for financial compensation. These conditions were identified as associated with elevated distress and symptom over-reporting among patients diagnosed with PTSD. Although there is a dispute on the interpretation of the evidence, it seems that litigation and compensation seeking may have the undesired effect of impeding recovery.
Sayer reviewed some empirically supported explanations for this effect: First, trauma survivors who file claims were found to be more psychiatrically impaired than those who do not. This group difference in symptom reporting may reflect real differences in trauma related symptoms and impairments. Second, individuals who are involved in litigation may exaggerate trauma relate... view more»

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