Few medical and legal professionals would have trouble locating a book on traumatic brain injury and forensic neuropsychology. But to locate a text on the forensic assessment process and clinical issues of TBI is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Very few, if any, works exist on the subject.
The Forensic Evaluation of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Handbook for Clinicians and Attorneys fills this void. It provides both the clinician involved in forensic examinations and the legal professional involved in litigation or legal proceedings of personal injury with a general overview of the legal issues and assessment process in TBI cases.
The book begins with an overview of key issues involved in the forensic assessment of TBI, including definitions and medical diagnostic terminology of interest to the forensic examiner and legal professional. Subsequent chapters provide an overview of the neurologic, neuropsychological and psychological forensic assessment process specific to brain injury cases. The final portion of the book focuses on the forensic examiner as expert witness.
Provides both clinicians involved in forensic examinations and legal professionals involved in litigation or legal proceedings of personal injury with an overview of legal issues and assessment processes in traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases. Early chapters cover definitions and medical diagnostic terminology. Subsequent chapters cover neurologic, neuropsychological, and psychological forensic assessment processes in brain injury cases. A final section focuses on the forensic examiner as expert witness. The editor is director of neuropsychology and neurobehavioral services at the Minnesota Neurorehabilitation Hospital. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
