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Tuesday March 24, 2009 10:43 am

Jury Duty Can Result in Stress Related Disorders




JuryHave you ever gotten depressed after serving jury duty? Psychologists at the University of Leicester in the UK claim that doing so can result in trauma for those who serve. They pinpointed witnessing harrowing and/or gruesome evidence related to crimes against people could result in anxiety, clinical levels of stress or even symptoms of PTSD. Dr. Noelle Robertson and colleagues say that women are most vulnerable and that a lot of it occurs because jurors are not allowed to talk about the case. The study was conducted on a small scale and the report suggests more support for jurors and making sure that they did not have similar past experiences.


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jury duty excuse letter jury duty excuse letter 4/5/11 4:54 am

Jury duty pay isn’t good at all, and that is one of the most stressful things about it—the disruption of your life and the increased hardship from loss of wages.  There are a lot of legitimate reasons though why people are excused from it. Anyways, keep up the good work!


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