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The tort of outrage: Recovery for the intentional infliction of mental distress
Author(s) -
Merrick Robert A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370030205
Subject(s) - outrage , distress , tort , psychology , emotional distress , mental distress , action (physics) , mental health , computer security , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , computer science , anxiety , political science , liability , law , physics , quantum mechanics , politics
The recognition and development of an independent cause of action with respect to the intentional infliction of emotional distress is discussed. The current state of the law is also presented. In the majority of jurisdictions, an individual can recover for severe emotional distress resulting from extreme and outrageous conduct on the part of the actor.