Psychological Knowledge in Court

PTSD, pain syndromes, traumatic brain injury: these three areas are common features of personal injury cases, often forming the cornerstone of expert testimony. Yet their complex interplay in an individual can make evaluation'”and explaining the results in court'”extremely difficult.Psychological Knowledge in Court focuses on this triad separately and in combination, creating a unique guide to forensic evaluations that fulfills both legal and clinical standards. Its meticulous review of the literature identifies and provides clear guidelines for addressing core issues in causality, chronicity, and assessment, such as:- Are there any definable risk factors for PTSD?- How prevalent is PTSD after trauma?- How do patients' emotions relate to their pain experience?- Are current pain assessment methods accurate enough?- What is the role of pre-existing vulnerabilities in traumatic brain injury?- What exactly is "mild" TBI?

Acknowledgments	p. v
About the Editors	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Introduction
Introduction to Psychological Knowledge in Court: PTSD, Pain, and TBI	p. 3
Psychology, Causality, and Court	p. 13
PTSD/Distress
Understanding PTSD: Implications for Court	p. 55
Posttraumatic Disorders Following Injury: Assessment and Other Methodological Considerations	p. 70
Predicting Who Will Develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 85
Assessment of Psychological Distress and Disability After Sexual Assault in Adults	p. 97
Chronic Pain
Pain in the 21^st Century: The Neuromatrix and Beyond	p. 129
Influence of Personality Characteristics of Pain Patients: Implications for Causality in Pain	p. 149
Effect of Cognition on Pain Experience and Pain Behavior: Diathesis-Stress and the Causal Conundrum	p. 163
Chronic Pain and Affect as a Nonlinear Dynamical System	p. 181
Objective and Subjective Measurement of Pain: Current Approaches for Forensic Applications	p. 193
PTSD and Pain
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Whiplash After Motor Vehicle Accidents	p. 215
PTSD and Chronic Pain: Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives and Practical Implications	p. 225
Comorbid Chronic Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Across the Lifespan: A Review of Theoretical Models	p. 242
Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Definitions	p. 271
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropsychological Causality Modelling	p. 279
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Causality Considerations from a Neuroimaging and Neuropathology Perspective	p. 308
Confounding Effects of Pain, Psychoemotional Problems or Psychiatric Disorder, Premorbid Ability Structure, and Motivational or Other Factors on Neuropsychological Test Performance	p. 335
Neuropsychological Assessment of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	p. 352
Conclusions
Conclusions on Psychological Knowledge in Court: PTSD, Pain, and TBI	p. 381
Index	p. 391
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