Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation
A Medicolegal Handbook for Lawyers and Clinicians
1st Edition
Published on 23. December 2021
Book
Hardback
242 pages
978-0-367-61627-4 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible handbook focuses on the importance of neuropsychological evidence and the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness in brain injury litigation.
This thorough, evidence-based resource fosters discussion between the legal profession and expert neuropsychological witnesses. The chapters reflect collaborations between leading personal injury lawyers and neuropsychologists in the UK. Key issues in brain injury litigation are addressed that are essential to an understanding of the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness and of neuropsychological evidence for the courts. These include neuropsychological testing, assessment of quantum, vocational rehabilitation, mental capacity, forensic outcomes, the frontal paradox, mild traumatic brain injury and more.
Combining the scientific and legal background with practical tips and case examples, this book is valuable reading for legal professionals, particularly those working in personal injury and clinical negligence, as well as trainees, students and clinicians in the field of neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation and clinical psychology.
This thorough, evidence-based resource fosters discussion between the legal profession and expert neuropsychological witnesses. The chapters reflect collaborations between leading personal injury lawyers and neuropsychologists in the UK. Key issues in brain injury litigation are addressed that are essential to an understanding of the role of the neuropsychologist as expert witness and of neuropsychological evidence for the courts. These include neuropsychological testing, assessment of quantum, vocational rehabilitation, mental capacity, forensic outcomes, the frontal paradox, mild traumatic brain injury and more.
Combining the scientific and legal background with practical tips and case examples, this book is valuable reading for legal professionals, particularly those working in personal injury and clinical negligence, as well as trainees, students and clinicians in the field of neuropsychology, neurorehabilitation and clinical psychology.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Reference
Illustrations
5 s/w Abbildungen, 5 s/w Zeichnungen, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
552 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-61627-4 (9780367616274)
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A Medicolegal Handbook for Lawyers and Clinicians
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Phil S. Moore | Shereen Brifcani | Andrew Worthington
Neuropsychological Aspects of Brain Injury Litigation
A Medicolegal Handbook for Lawyers and Clinicians
E-Book
12/2021
1st Edition
Routledge
€53.99
Available for download
Persons
Phil S. Moore is a HCPC registered Consultant Neuropsychologist & Clinical Psychologist and Director of Medicolegal-Psychology-Neuropsychology Ltd. He has over twenty years' experience of working clinically and previously worked for 15 years within the NHS. He has had over ten years' experience of completing medicolegal expert witness work in brain injury.
Shereen Brifcani is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has worked in the NHS and private sector healthcare since 2003. She continues to work clinically with people with various neurological conditions, has conducted medicolegal assessments since 2013, and provides psychological intervention for claimants with acquired brain injury.
Andrew Worthington is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years' experience in brain injury. He is honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, UK. An internationally recognized expert in neuropsychological rehabilitation, he has provided medicolegal services since 1995.
Shereen Brifcani is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, who has worked in the NHS and private sector healthcare since 2003. She continues to work clinically with people with various neurological conditions, has conducted medicolegal assessments since 2013, and provides psychological intervention for claimants with acquired brain injury.
Andrew Worthington is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist and Clinical Psychologist with over 30 years' experience in brain injury. He is honorary Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University, UK. An internationally recognized expert in neuropsychological rehabilitation, he has provided medicolegal services since 1995.
Content
Introduction
Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington
Legal Principles in Litigation
Henry F Charles and Ruth Johnson
Part 1: 'But For' The Brain Injury and Causation
Premorbid Abilities: Cognition, Emotion and Behaviour
Martin Bunnage with Marc Willems
Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury Litigation: A Critical Part of the Expert Neuropsychological Examination
Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore
Paediatric Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Social and Forensic Risk Management in Multidisciplinary Treatment Approaches
Hope Kent, James Tonks and Huw Williams with Ian Brownhill
Part 2: Current Condition
Effort Testing, Performance Validity, and the Importance of Context and Consistency
Simon Gerhand, Chris A. Jones and David Hacker
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Neuropsychological Symptoms
Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore
The Frontal Lobe Paradox
Sam Fisher-Hicks, Rodger Ll Wood and Bill Braithwaite
Assessing Mental Capacity in Brain Injury Litigation
Ian Brownhill
Part 3: Loss, Disability, and Impact
Legal Principles of Quantum
William Latimer-Sayer
Practical Applications of Quantum Principles
Andrew Worthington, William Latimer-Sayer and Andy Tyerman
Conclusion: Formulating Neuropsychological Opinion in Brain Injury
Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington
Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington
Legal Principles in Litigation
Henry F Charles and Ruth Johnson
Part 1: 'But For' The Brain Injury and Causation
Premorbid Abilities: Cognition, Emotion and Behaviour
Martin Bunnage with Marc Willems
Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury Litigation: A Critical Part of the Expert Neuropsychological Examination
Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore
Paediatric Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Social and Forensic Risk Management in Multidisciplinary Treatment Approaches
Hope Kent, James Tonks and Huw Williams with Ian Brownhill
Part 2: Current Condition
Effort Testing, Performance Validity, and the Importance of Context and Consistency
Simon Gerhand, Chris A. Jones and David Hacker
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Neuropsychological Symptoms
Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore
The Frontal Lobe Paradox
Sam Fisher-Hicks, Rodger Ll Wood and Bill Braithwaite
Assessing Mental Capacity in Brain Injury Litigation
Ian Brownhill
Part 3: Loss, Disability, and Impact
Legal Principles of Quantum
William Latimer-Sayer
Practical Applications of Quantum Principles
Andrew Worthington, William Latimer-Sayer and Andy Tyerman
Conclusion: Formulating Neuropsychological Opinion in Brain Injury
Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington