APA handbook of forensic neuropsychology /

APA handbook of forensic neuropsychology /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2017]
Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 505 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	APA handbooks in psychology series APA handbooks in psychology.
Subject:	Forensic neuropsychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Clinical neuropsychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Forensic Psychiatry. Neuropsychology. Psychology, Clinical. Handbooks Clinical neuropsychology. Forensic neuropsychology. Handbooks and manuals.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11388881

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Varying Form of Title:	Handbook of forensic neuropsychology
Other authors / contributors:	Bush, Shane S., 1965- editor. Demakis, George J., editor. Rohling, Martin L., editor.
ISBN:	9781433826948 1433826941
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Clinical neuropsychology is a constantly evolving specialty, with important and exciting advances in many aspects of practice, and 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"--Publicity materials. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:	Print version: APA handbook of forensic neuropsychology. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2017]

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Summary:	The APA Handbook of Forensic Neuropsychology covers the scientific and clinical neuropsychological advances and their application in forensic contexts. <br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxii, 505 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781433826948 1433826941