NDLI: To Crack or Crumble: Use of the Thin Skull and Crumbling Skull Rules

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Iezzi, Tony Duckworth, Melanie P. Schenke, Stephen R.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The psycholegal and medicolegal assessment of injury-related physical and psychological impairments and disabilities is fraught with difficulties, including assessing for physical and psychological risk factors. In the injury litigation context, in Canada, issues related to pre-injury physical and psychological risk factors are best captured by the thin skull and crumbling skull rules. A review of court cases in which these rules have been considered suggests that the rules are not applied consistently. This inconsistency in the application of these rules has contributed to conflicting determinations of cause and damages across trial court, appeal court, and Supreme Court cases. This article provides operational definitions of the thin skull and crumbling skull rules, presents a case that involves a series of court decisions that exemplify the difficulties associated with the application of these rules, and provides recommendations for more effective application of the two rules.
Starting Page	156
Ending Page	159
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1938971X
Journal	Psychological Injury and Law
Volume Number	6
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	19389728
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2013-05-07
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Psycholegal assessment Medicolegal assessment Psychiatric/psychological injury Thin skull rule Crumbling skull rule Determination of cause Law and Psychology Clinical Psychology Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Law Psychiatry and Mental Health

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