Increased public awareness of traumatic brain injuries has fueled a
number of significant developments: on the one hand, more funding and
more research related to these injuries and their resulting deficits;
on the other, the possibility of higher stakes in personal injury
suits—and more reasons for individuals to feign injury. Expanding
both the conceptual and clinical knowledge base on the subject, the
Second Edition of Detection of Malingering during Head Injury
Litigation offers the latest detection tools and techniques for
veteran and novice alike. As in its initial incarnation, this
practical revision demonstrates how to combine clinical expertise,
carefully-gathered data, and the use of actuarial models as well as
common sense in making sound evaluations and reducing ambiguous
results. And, the book navigates the reader through the many caveats
that come with the job, beginning with the scenario that an individual
may be malingering despite having an actual brain injury. Among the
updated features: •Specific chapters on malingering on the
Halstead-Reitan, Luria-Nebraska, and MMPI-2. •A framework for
distinguishing genuine from factitious PTSD in head injury cases.
•Detailed information regarding performance on the WMT, MSVT, and
NV-MSVT by children with developmental disabilities. •Guidelines for
explaining symptom validity testing to the trier of fact. •Entirely
new chapters on mild TBI and on malingering of PTSD symptoms in the
context of TBI litigation. Professional neuropsychologists and
forensic psychologists will appreciate this new edition of Detection
of Malingering during Head Injury Litigation as an invaluable source
of refinements to their craft, and improvement as an expert witness.
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781461404422
Publisert
2018
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Springer Nature
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter