The Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology

Meeting Challenges in the Courtroom

Robert J. McCaffrey, Arthur D. Williams, Jerid M. Fisher, Linda C. Laing (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

219 Seiten

1996
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-45256-7 (ISBN)

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The Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology focuses the awareness of neuropsychologists on the critical areas of forensic practice that should be considered during each phase of a scientific neuropsychological examination/investigation. Written by three eminent neuropsychologists and a seasoned attorney, this important book contains practical information and guidelines for conducting valid and reliable forensic neuropsychological examinations that aid the 'trier-of-fact' in both civil and criminal settings. The authors also include vital information to help attorneys evaluate neuropsychological claims put forth by their own or opposing experts.

The Forensic Neuropsychologists: Precedents, Roles and Problems. The Forensic Evaluation of Adult Traumatic Brain Injury. Flexible Versus Flexible Batteries. Special Issues in the Evaluation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Premorbid Intellectual Functioning and the Determination of Cognitive Loss. Neuropsychology in Civil Proceedings. Neuropsychology in Criminal Proceedings. Ecological Validity and Forensic Neuropsychological Assessment.- Forensic Clinical Neuropsychology as a Paradigm for Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment: Basic and Emerging Issues. Strategies for Precluding the Use of Unscientific Neuropsychological Evidence in a Mild Head Injury Case.- Appendix: Hypothetical Trial Testimony of Dr. C.- Index.

Reihe/Serie	Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 219 p.
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Studium ► 2. Studienabschnitt (Klinik) ► Rechtsmedizin
ISBN-10	0-306-45256-1 / 0306452561
ISBN-13	978-0-306-45256-7 / 9780306452567
Zustand	Neuware