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Forensic Neuropsychology in Practice: A guide to assessment and legal processes

Edited by Susan Young, Michael Kopelman, and Gisli Gudjonsson

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This resource fills a major gap in the literature, and provides a practical reference text for clinical and forensic psychologists and psychiatrists who are working in these important areas of forensic consultancy, and who need a working knowledge of neuropsychological assessment and legal processes. Topics include: aggression and violence, learning disability and developmental disorders - such as autism and ADHD, eplilepsy, amnesia, alcohol and substance misuse, and traumatic head injury. In addition, it also looks at expert testimony, malingering, and other ethical and professional issues.

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Jun 2009

Print ISBN-13:: 9780198566830

Published online:: Jul 2013

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780198566830.001.0001

Authors

Susan Young, editor Department of Forensic Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

Michael Kopelman, editor Academic Department of Psychiatry, St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK

Gisli Gudjonsson, editor Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK

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Front Matter
Chapter 1 IntroductionSusan Young, Gisli Gudjonsson, and Michael Kopelman
Chapter 2 The neuropsychology of aggression and violenceJessica Bramham and Seamus O’Ceallaigh
Chapter 3 Intellectual disabilityGlynis Murphy and Isabel Clare
Chapter 4 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorderSusan Young
Chapter 5 Autism spectrum conditionsIsabel Clare and Marc Woodbury-Smith
Chapter 6 AmnesiaNatalie Pyszora, Eli Jaldow, and Michael Kopelman
Chapter 7 Epilepsy and automatismJonathan Bird, Margaret Newson, and Krystyna Dembny
Chapter 8 Alcohol and drug misuseHelen Miles and Andrew Johns
Chapter 9 Traumatic brain injuryRodger Wood
Chapter 10 The role of the expert witness and acquired brain injuryGraham Powell
Chapter 11 Suboptimal effort and malingeringGisli Gudjonsson and Susan Young
Chapter 12 Professional issuesJacqueline Wheatcroft, Gisli Gudjonsson, and Susan Young
Chapter 13 Conclusion: Themes and issuesMichael Kopelman, Susan Young, and Gisli Gudjonsson
End Matter
- Index

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