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  • Symptoms not 'all in the head'

    Can the judiciary grasp the biophysychosocial model? In this address, presented to the 6th NZ Health Psychology Conference in February 1999, Dr Ivan Beale argues that courts have an obligation to consider the adverse psychosocial impacts of potential environmental risks - such as electromagnetic radiation. To date courts, governments and industry have considered only physical and medical impacts of EMR on individuals concerned about exposure to fields from phone towers or powerlines.