Apa Handbook of Forensic Neuropsychology

The APA Handbook of Forensic Neuropsychology covers the scientific and clinical neuropsychological advances and their application in forensic contexts.

The application of clinical neuropsychology to forensic questions and issues is growing at a tremendous rate. This handbook covers the scientific and clinical neuropsychological advances and their application in forensic contexts.

To accomplish this goal, the handbook:

• presents the theoretical, statistical, and ethical foundations of forensic neuropsychology;
• describes current assessment measures and procedures employed in forensic neuropsychology, with an emphasis on their empirical evidence base;
• integrates recently published empirical literature involving commonly encountered disorders and special populations;
• describes reporting, admissibility, and testimony issues involving neuropsychology in forensic matters; and
• describes future directions involving the intersection of clinical neuropsychology and legal matters.

Shane S. Bush, PhD, ABPP, is director of Long Island Neuropsychology, PC. He is also a neuropsychologist with the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System. He is board certified in clinical neuropsychology, rehabilitation psychology, clinical psychology, and geropsychology.
 
He has been awarded fellow status by APA (Divisions 12, 18, 20, 22, 40, and 42). He is a past president and fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He has also held elected positions or served as a committee member for the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology, American Board of Geropsychology, and multiple APA divisions.
 
He has served as an editorial board member of Applied Neuropsychology, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Gerontologist, Ethics and Behavior, Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology, Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Psychological Injury and Law, and The Clinical Neuropsychologist.
 
He has presented on issues relevant to forensic neuropsychology at national and international conferences. He has more than 130 publications, including more than 15 books; six special issues of journals; more than 90 articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries; and 13 position papers for professional organizations, many of which were directly relevant to the practice of forensic neuropsychology.
 
In 2014 he was presented with the Outstanding Supervisor of the Year Award by the Department of Psychiatry at Stony Brook University Medical School.
 
He is a veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Reserve.
 

Editorial Board

About the Editor-in-Chief

Contributors

Series Preface

Foreword

Introduction

I. Theoretical, Statistical, and Ethical Foundations
1. Fundamental Forensic Statistics: Statistics Every Forensic
Neuropsychologist Must Know
Martin L. Rohling, Bradley N. Axelrod, and Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling
2. Ethical Practice in Forensic Neuropsychology
Shane S. Bush and Joel E. Morgan

II. Assessment Measures and Procedures
3. Beyond the Tests: Record Review, Interview, and Observations in
Forensic Neuropsychology
Joseph W. Fink
4. Selection of Tests and Batteries for Forensic Neuropsychological
Evaluations
Glenn J. Larrabee
5. Symptom and Performance Validity Assessment in Forensic
Neuropsychology
Justin B. Miller, Bradley N. Axelrod, Christian Schutte, and Jeremy J. Davis
6. Neuroimaging Techniques in the Courtroom
L. Stephen Miller and Cutter A. Lindbergh

III. Disorders and Special Populations
7. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Martin L. Rohling, Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling, and Bradley N. Axelrod
8. Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
John H. King, Summer N. Rolin, and R. Brock Frost
9. Assessment of Psychiatric Disorders in Forensic
Neuropsychological Evaluations
Chriscelyn M. Tussey, Beth Caillouet Arredondo, and Paul M. Richards
10. Evolution, Forensic Implications, and Future of Somatic
Symptom Disorders
David E. Hartman
11. Chronic Pain and Neuropsychological Assessment
John E. Meyers

IV. Special Topics and Populations
12. Veteran’s Disability Examination: Considerations for
Neuropsychologists
Joshua E. Caron
13. Neuropsychological Evaluations in Disability Determinations
Robert L. Heilbronner and Shane S. Bush
14. Civil Capacities
George J. Demakis and Eric G. Mart
15. Competency to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility in
Forensic Neuropsychology Practice
Loren E. Mallory and Michelle R. Guyton
16. Diversity Considerations in Forensic Neuropsychology
Shelley Peery, Desiree A. Byrd, and Adriana M. Strutt

V. Neuropsychology in the Courtroom
17. Forensic Neuropsychological Reports
Stephen S. Meharg
18. Admissibility of Neuropsychological Evidence
Gerald Young
19. Neuropsychological Testimony
Robert L. Heilbronner
20. Forensic Neuropsychology and the Legal Consumer
Emalee J. W. Quickel and George J. Demakis

VI. Future Directions
21. Technology and Computerized Assessments: Current State and
Future Directions
Dustin Wahlstrom
22. Education and Training in Forensic Neuropsychology
Michelle Hoy-Watkins, Shane S. Bush, and Joseph J. Sesta

Index