Binder R L
Bull Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 1992;20(4):409-18.
The number of civil lawsuits related to sexual harassment is increasing. The author bases this paper on her experience as an expert witness in 28 sexual harassment cases over the last 10 years. She delineates the psychological and legal issues about which forensic psychiatrists may be consulted. These include issues related to helping a jury determine the veracity of the complaints of harassment, the psychological effects of the harassment, the prognosis, and the treatment for women who have been harassed. The author gives examples of cases where psychiatric testimony was given to help in the decision making about damages related to the psychological effects of sexual harassment.
与性骚扰相关的民事诉讼数量正在增加。作者基于自己在过去十年中作为28起性骚扰案件专家证人的经验撰写了本文。她阐述了法医精神病学家可能会被咨询的心理和法律问题。这些问题包括帮助陪审团确定骚扰投诉的真实性、骚扰的心理影响、预后以及对受骚扰女性的治疗等相关问题。作者给出了一些案例示例，在这些案例中提供了精神病学证词以帮助做出与性骚扰心理影响相关的损害赔偿决策。
