Clinical Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology (eBook)

An Evidence-Based Approach

Kyle Brauer Boone (Autor)

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2012
352 Seiten
The Guilford Press (Verlag)
978-1-4625-0733-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Written by a foremost expert in the field, this hands-on, evidence-based guide describes how to conduct a comprehensive forensic neuropsychological evaluation and provide expert testimony. All steps are covered--from selecting, scoring, and interpreting tests to writing reports and responding to cross-examination--with special attention to assessing noncredible performance. The book identifies seven common flaws of forensic neuropsychological reports and shows how to avoid them. Excerpts from testimony transcripts illustrate ways neuropsychologists can protect their reports from attack. Also featured are case illustrations and a sample report.

Autor

Kyle Brauer Boone, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Professor in the California School of Forensic Studies at Alliant International University in Los Angeles and Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed research articles, including many on the development and validation of tests to detect feigned cognitive symptoms; the editor of the book Assessment of Feigned Cognitive Impairment: A Neuropsychological Perspective; and the author of two tests to detect noncredible cognitive performance, the Dot Counting Test and the b Test. Dr. Boone served on the committee that developed practice guidelines for clinical neuropsychology, which were published by the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) in 2007; she was also an invited attendee of the 25-member consensus conference that developed practice guidelines for the identification of feigned cognitive symptoms, subsequently published by AACN in 2009. Dr. Boone is board-certified in clinical neuropsychology and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology.

Inhalt

1. The Neuropsychological Exam2. Assessment of Neurocognitive Symptom Validity3. Assessment of Symptom Validity through Psychological Symptom Overreport Measures4. Assessment of Symptom Validity through Psychodiagnostic and PTSD Symptom Measures5. Test Scoring/Interpretation and the Neuropsychological Report6. Seven Common Flaws in Forensic Neuropsychological Reports7. The Special Problem of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Forensic Neuropsychological Evaluation8. Testimony: Protecting Your Data and Conclusions from Attack 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.10.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Evidence-Based Practice in Neuropsychology
• Reihe/Serie: Evidence-Based Practice in Neuropsychology Series
• Reihe/Serie: Evidence-Based Practice in Neuropsychology Series
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medizinrecht
• Schlagworte: Assessments • Civil Litigation • courtroom testimony • cross-examination • Evaluations • Expert Witnesses • feigned cognitive impairment • forensic neuropsychology • Malingering • mild traumatic brain injury • neuropsychological examinations • Neuropsychological testing • neuropsychologists • noncredible performance • psychology and law • Reports • Symptoms • symptom validity
• ISBN-10: 1-4625-0733-6 / 1462507336
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4625-0733-7 / 9781462507337