Psychologist Testifies to Diagnosing Amber Heard With PTSD

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Amber Heard's mental health was again a topic of testimony in court Tuesday. Dr. Dawn Hughes, a clinical and forensic psychologist hired by Heard's legal team testified, during the ongoing defamation trial, that she diagnosed Heard with post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, as a result of alleged «intimate partner violence» that she suffered at the hands of her ex, Johnny Depp.Dr.

Hughes' diagnosis comes after a forensic psychological evaluation, held over the course of 29 hours, in which she conducted a clinical interview with Heard and asked her about her life both before and after her marriage to Depp.

A psychological testing component also allowed Hughes to conduct a «broad scan» of different symptomatologies that people may have in their lives, allowing her to give her indicators as to how the  actress approached the test.In addition, Dr.

Hughes reviewed a number of documents, including Heard's medical records as well as the audio and text messages presented during the course of the trial.After considering the data, Dr.