Can I claim for emotional or psychological injury without physical harm?

Yes, you can claim damages for mental distress or PTSD without a physical injury in Canada, but you must prove the mental injury is serious, prolonged, and rises above ordinary emotional upset.

Yes, you can claim for psychological injury without physical harm in Ireland, but only if you meet strict legal criteria — such as being a 'primary victim' or having a close familial relationship with the injured person and witnessing the event.

Yes, you may be able to claim for psychiatric injury as a secondary victim if you meet strict legal criteria — including close ties to the primary victim and proximity to the event in time and space.

Yes, you can claim for mental anguish without physical injury in India, but only in limited situations — such as defamation, breach of constitutional rights, or intentional infliction of emotional distress — and courts generally require proof of severe, proven psychological harm.

No, under South Korean law, you generally cannot claim damages for emotional distress alone without accompanying physical injury, property damage, or violation of a legally protected right.

Yes, in California you can recover damages for emotional distress without physical injury in certain situations — such as intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED) under limited circumstances, or when tied to a statutory violation.

In New York, the 'zone of danger' rule requires a plaintiff to have been in immediate physical danger from the defendant’s negligent conduct to recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NIED).