Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptom Validity Assessment and by Shane S. Bush Ph.D.,Dominic A., Ph.D. Carone

By Shane S. Bush Ph.D.,Dominic A., Ph.D. Carone

This authoritative quantity is the 1st e-book in particular dedicated to symptom validity evaluation with people with a identified or suspected background of gentle disturbing mind damage (MTBI). It brings jointly major specialists in MTBI, symptom validity overview, and malingering to supply an intensive and functional consultant to the not easy activity of assessing the validity of sufferer displays after an MTBI. The booklet describes ideas that could vastly regulate case conceptualization, therapy, and equitable allocation of assets. as well as masking crucial symptom validity overview equipment, this well timed quantity offers advice to clinicians on specialist and learn concerns, and data on symptom validity checking out in various populations.

The e-book covers MTBI review in such particular settings and populations as medical, forensic, activities, young children, gerontological, and army. It additionally addresses expert concerns resembling supplying suggestions to sufferers approximately symptom validity, moral concerns, and diagnostic schemas. Mild aggravating mind damage will supply neuropsychologists, referring health and wellbeing care companies, courts, incapacity insurance firms, the army, and athletic teams/leagues with the in-depth, present details that's serious for the exact and moral overview of MTBI.

Key Features:

  • Provides in-depth, professional insurance of 1 of the main serious subject matters for medical neuropsychologists
  • Includes contributions from the major gurus on either MTBI/post-concussive syndrome and malingering/symptom validity
  • Covers evaluate in such contexts as civil forensics, activities, military/veterans, and gerontological settings

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