The Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Handbook for Clinicians and Attorneys, Second Edition / Edition 2

by Gregory Murrey, Ph.D., Donald Starzinski, Ph.D., M.D

Overview

Drawing on the expertise of several well-known figures in the medical, neuropsychological, and legal professions, Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Handbook for Clinicians and Attorneys, Second Edition provides a concise, general overview of the forensic assessment process and the issues surrounding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The book identifies key topics involved in forensic assessment, including definitions and select medical diagnostic terminology, and reviews the neurologic, neuropsychiatric, neuropsychological, and psychological assessment processes specific to brain injury cases.

The second edition is updated and revised to include a new chapter on neuropsychiatric evaluation as performed by a clinical or forensic neuropsychiatrist. It delineates the distinct differences between the forensic neurological and neuropsychiatric assessments, acknowledging the overlaps and defining the separate focus of each discipline. New information on forensic testimony and the forensic examiner as an expert witness covers the qualifications and credibility of the forensic expert and the admissibility of expert testimony in TBI cases. The handbook highlights the most recent court rulings and possible modification to the admissibility of forensic testimony. Also new to this edition is a chapter on neuropsychological rehabilitation issues after TBI. It outlines crucial information on treatments, services, and facilities that may be required temporarily or ongoing and thus have bearing during litigation and on the outcome of a traumatic brain injury case.

Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Handbook for Clinicians and Attorneys, Second Edition offers clinically useful and practical tables and reference pages that are indispensable for forensic examiners, expert witnesses, and legal professionals alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780849390753
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/08/2007
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	194
Sales rank:	702,760
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Gregory Murrey PhD, Donald Starzinski PhD MD

Table of Contents

Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury: Issues in the Forensic Assessment. The Forensic Neurological Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury. The Forensic Neuropsychiatric Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury. The Forensic Neuropsychological Evaluation & Report. Neuropsychological and Psychological Rehabilitation after TBI. Legal Issues in Expert Testimony. The Forensic Examiner as an Expert Witness: What You Need to Know to be a Credible Witness in an Adversarial Setting. Appendices. Index

Editorial Reviews

… comprehensive and tightly organized … experienced clinicians can refer to this compact volume as a handy review, while novices will find it a good introduction to the field, whetting their appetite for further study and training.
— Laurence Miller, Ph.D., writing in IJEMH, Vol.12, No. 1, 2010

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