FAQs

I assess and explain how traumatic experiences—like accidents, negligence from a medical procedure, or the failure of a product having caused you an injury. If a legal matter, you being falsely accused of wrongdoing or your not being guilty due to mitigating circumstances due to emotional reasons. I evaluate how these conditions affect your mental and emotional well-being, as well as loss of income due to a disability.

By evaluating your psychological harm, I provide your attorney with insight into how your injuries or circumstances may impact your activities on an everyday basis along with providing evidence a judge and or jury can understand.

Advanced degrees (Ph.D. level), experience in clinical and forensic psychology, and a strong history of courtroom testimony—like mine—are essential.

Absolutely. I use validated psychological tests and structured interviews to evaluate PTSD and its impact on functioning.

From car accidents to workplace incidents, physical or animal assaults to spousal emotional abuse—trauma is broad, and I evaluate it all.

Both. I assist defense attorneys, public defenders, and civil litigators alike.

Through clinical interviews, standardized assessments, review of medical evidence, sworn statements from witnesses and careful documentation of symptom patterns.

Yes. I provide reports that link emotional reactions to the incident and explain how it affects daily life and work.

I’m trained to spot inconsistencies, use tests that detect exaggeration, and offer objective opinions. A person’s telling the truth is a part of each examination.

Personality, specific trauma questionnaires as well as clinical interviews are commonly used.

Trauma often implies a diagnosable condition stemming from a specific event. Stress and anxiety may be temporary or a side effect of a trauma, I sort the differences out.

I evaluate how trauma from the injury affects functioning, emotional health—sometimes long-term and lost earnings as well as loss of career opportunities.

Yes. I break down the developmental and emotional impact of various events at various stages of a person’s lifetime and offer that to the court so that judges and juries can understand the complexities of the trauma’s trajectory over a lifetime.

Yes, and I tailor assessments accordingly. Neurodiversity and ADHD diagnoses matter in how trauma shows up and is understood by the individual as well as a judge or jury in their understanding how persons with neurodiversity experience the world differently before and after a trauma or injury.

Easy. Call, email, or use the contact form at DrManges.com. I'll take it from there.