Neuropsychology has become an increasingly active participant in
forensie issues over the past decade. This has been the result of
increased recognition by psychologists of the potential role they
can play in evaluating patients involved in lawsuits and the
increasing sophistication of lawyers who have recognized that
damages can go beyond claims of physical and motoric impairment.
However, this increase in involvement has not always been matched
by a more sophisticated recognition of how the client (whether
plaintiff or defendant) can best be served by the
neuropsychologist. I have personally seen or reviewed many cases in
which the psychologists involved did not effectively present their
case. This partially occurred because they failed to recognize the
difference in presentations aimed at clinical audiences and those
aimed at a legal proceeding. It also occurred because they failed
to recognize that the standard of proof necessary is very different
in a hospital and in a courtroom. Finally, it occurred because they
rarely recognized what the unique role of the psychologist can be
in either countering or supporting the testimony of medical
specialists. The purpose of this volume is to bring some light on
these questions. The presentations here are write-ups of the work
presented at the Third Annual Conference on the Luria-Nebraska
Neuropsychological Battery held in Omaha during May, 1985. All of
the papers emphasize the role of the Luria-Nebraska but the ideas
can be used with almost any test.
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