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In English law, a nervous shock is a psychiatric / mental illness or injury inflicted upon a person by intentional or negligent actions or omissions of another. Often it is a psychiatric disorder triggered by witnessing an accident, for example an injury caused to one's parents or spouse. Although the term "nervous shock" has been described as "inaccurate" and "misleading",[1] it continues to be applied as a useful abbreviation for a complex concept. The possibility of recovering damages for nervous shock, particularly caused by negligence, is strongly limited in English law.

  1. ^ per Lord Keith and Lord Oliver, in Alcock v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310

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decision by the English Court of Appeal dealing with liability for nervous shock caused by an intentional act. A private detective told a woman that...

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