After trauma: Why assessment of intimacy should be an integral part of medico‐legal reports

It is now established that exposure to catastrophic stress may have an enduring impact on the individual. Less well recognized is the impact that the exposure to trauma has on the individual's major relationships. One such relationship, the dyadic couple, is explored in this paper and the impact trauma has on different subtypes of intimacy. It also sets out to recommend innovative ways of conducting a medico-legal assessment of couples affected by trauma.