Griffith E E, Griffith E J
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1986 Jan;37(1):71-5. doi: 10.1176/ps.37.1.71.
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have paid only modest attention to the idea that discriminatory conduct causes emotional suffering for those who are the object of it. However, courts have held that if such racist conduct is willful and outrageous and the ensuing suffering is severe, the plaintiff has a reasonable claim to compensatory damages. The authors trace these developments in the legal arena in both tort actions and complaints under civil rights statutes. They also point out how psychiatrists could be more influential in sharpening considerations about the idea that racism causes psychological injury.
精神病医生和其他心理健康专业人员对歧视行为会给受歧视者带来情感痛苦这一观点关注甚少。然而，法院认为，如果这种种族主义行为是故意且令人发指的，且随之而来的痛苦很严重，那么原告就有合理的索赔要求获得赔偿。作者追溯了侵权诉讼和民权法规下投诉中法律领域的这些发展。他们还指出了精神病医生如何在强化关于种族主义导致心理伤害这一观点的考量方面发挥更大影响。
