The Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Handbook for Clinicians and Attorneys, Second Edition, (Hardcover)

This second edition provides a concise, general overview of the forensic assessment process and the issues surrounding traumatic brain injury. It 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. New chapters include neuropsychiatric evaluation, the qualifications and credibility of the forensic expert and the admissibility of expert testimony, the most recent court rulings, and neuropsychological rehabilitation issues. It contains outlines, tables, summaries, and forms useful in the forensic assessment process.