What is the case law regarding post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of sexual abuse cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from West v. Ryan, No. 11-71987 (9th Cir. 2011):
argument rests, the physical and emotional abuse and sexual abuse, was known to West since 1981. Even if PTSD was not a recognized diagnosis in 1981, it was in 1983. See State v. Jensen, 735 P.2d at 784 (noting that the "American mental health community" recognized PTSD as a diagnostic mental disorder in 1983). West failed to contest the conviction for 30 years.
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