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LEGAL
ABUSE SYNDROME
(LAS)
is a form of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is a psychic
injury, not a mental illness. It is a personal injury that develops in
individuals assaulted by ethical violations, legal abuses, betrayals,
and fraud. Abuse of power and authority and a profound lack of
accountability in our courts have become rampant, compounding an already
stressful experience.
This stress can and does lead to physical illness. AMA statistics show
that around 85% of all physical illness is directly attributable to
stress. Legal Abuse Syndrome is a public health menace in this country.
It leads to massive medical intervention costs, burdens insurance
companies, and adds to Medicare and Social Security costs. Most
painfully, it crushes the brilliance and creativity of its
sufferers. Legal Abuse Syndrome is detrimental to all of society, and
nobody is immune.
Whatever the court setting, whether it is regarding divorce, child
custody, parental support, probate matters, personal injury, property
disputes, legal or medical malpractice, criminal charges or other deeply
personal issues, the frauds put forth in our courts add greatly to the
trauma. When litigants are unable to get fair resolution to their
issues, when the court dysfunction further adds to the litigant's
burden, when no amount of actual case law compels an equitable outcome,
litigants suffer often disabling levels of stress. When further attempts
to achieve redress fail, litigants display the hallmark signs of Legal
Abuse Syndrome (LAS).
Medical and
psychological treatment for PTSD is compensable under most health
insurance. To learn more about PTSD see
http://traumacenter.org.
Dr. Karin Huffer
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