Description
Featuring compelling case presentations from experienced neuropsychologists, this volume offers a window into the complexities of conducting forensic assessments and serving as an expert witness. Covering both the civil and criminal arenas, the contributors demonstrate evidence-based procedures for evaluating premorbid functioning, competency, malingering, and other forensic issues. Each case includes step-by-step details on the clinical interview, behavioral observations, neuropsychological test results, and preparation for deposition or courtroom testimony. The concluding "Ask the Experts" section provides a thought-provoking Q&A on salient professional and ethical issues. An ideal format for translating science to practice, the casebook yields valuable insights on navigating the twists and turns of the legal system.
Chapter
Chapter 2 - Workers’ Compensation
and Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 3 - Symptom Validity Testing
and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Nothing but the Truth
Chapter 4 - Medical Malpractice,
or “Up the Nose (and Brain)
with an Endoscopic Hose”
Chapter 5 - Alleged Traumatic Brain Injury
in a Spanish Speaker
Chapter 6 - Brain Injury When Chronic Pain
Is a Prominent Diagnosis
Chapter 7 - A Rising Star Too Quickly Fades
Mismanagement of Sport-Related Concussion
Chapter 8 - Feigned Cognitive Symptoms
in Alleged Toxic Exposure
Like Father, Like Son
Chapter 9 - An Unexpected Excursion
Sexual Consent Capacity in a Nursing Home
Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease
Chapter 10 - On the Far Edge
of the Last Frontier
The Alaska Experience
Chapter 11 - The Evolution of a Forensic Case
A Transition from Treating Clinician
to Expert Witness
Chapter 12 - Childhood Malingering
Faking Neuropsychological Impairment
in an 8-Year-Old
Chapter 13 - Lead Astray
The Controversies of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Chapter 14 - Boyfriend Busted in Fatal Stabbing
Chapter 15 - Murder in Chicago
Insanity and Tragedy
Chapter 16 - Competence to Confess
A Case of False Confession and a False Friend
Chapter 17 - Gambling, Money Laundering,
Competency, Sanity,
Neuropathology, and Intrigue
Chapter 18 - A Dialogue with Jerry J. Sweet
Chapter 19 - A Dialogue with
Manfred F. Greiffenstein
Forensic Neuropsychology Casebook
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