Description

This book is a scientific approach to forensic neuropsychology, consistent with the Daubert ruling defining forensic expertise. It covers the scientific basis of forensic neuropsychology, productive attorney/neuropsychologist interactions, ethics of forensic practice, functional neuroimaging, malingering, pediatric brain injury, forensic assessment of medically unexplained symptoms, civil competencies in the elderly, and criminal competency and responsibility. This volume will be an invaluable resource for neuropyschologists, attorneys, neurologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and their students and trainees.