"This book brings together excellent contributions spanning the
historic basis of neuropsychology in forensic practice, ethical and
legal issues, and practical instruction....The editors have done an
outstanding job in providing us with a volume that represents
state-of-the-art in forensic neuropsychology. This volume also will
be useful for graduate students, fellows, and practitioners in
clinical neuropsychology." --Igor Grant, MD,
Executive Vice Chair, UCSD Department of Psychiatry
This book serves as an updated authoritative contemporary
reference work intended for use by forensic neuropsychologists,
psychiatrists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, pediatricians,
attorneys, judges, law students, police officers, special
educators, and clinical and school psychologists, among other
professionals.
This book discusses the foundations of forensic neuropsychology,
ethical/legal issues, practice issues and special areas and
populations. Key topics discussed include the principles of brain
structure and function, history of clinical neuropsychology,
neuropsychology of intelligence, normative and scaling issues, and
symptom validity testing and neuroimaging.
Special areas and populations will include disability and
fitness for duty evaluations, aging and dementia, children and
adolescents, autism spectrum disorders, substance abuse, and
Neurotoxicology. A concluding section focuses on the future of
forensic neuropsychology.
General
Imprint: |
Springer Publishing Company
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2010 |
First published: |
February 2010 |
Editors: |
Arthur MacNeill Horton JR
• Lawrence C. Hartlage
|
Dimensions: |
260 x 185 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
588 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8261-1885-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-8261-1885-2 |
Barcode: |
9780826118851 |
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