Synopses & Reviews
Since the original publication of Traumatic Brain Injury: Methods for Clinical & Forensic Neuropsychiatric Assessment, new clinical findings concerning traumatic brain injury have improved our ability to evaluate and treat individuals with TBI. Unfortunately, the dramatic rise in the occurrence of brain injuries over the same time period demands improved proficiency in evaluation and treatment. In an effort to improve forensic and medical examinations of the victims of traumatic brain injury, this volume provides new research, practical guidelines, and the latest advances and applications in structural and functional imaging assessment techniques.
New Case Studies, Images, and Clinical Findings
With updated case studies and new images from functional MRI, PET scans, and MR Spectroscopy, this edition places more emphasis on mild traumatic brain injury, including expanded information on sports injuries in children and athletes. It brings up-to-date the neuroanatomical and neuroimaging bases of cognitive domains of the brain and includes new findings on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of brain injury, as well as acquired psychopathology following injury. It also investigates the physical effects and psychiatric ramifications of blast over-pressure as seen in combat veterans and civilians in Kosovo, Lebanon, and Iraq.
Practical, Applicable Guidelines
Providing practical guidelines for using state-of-the-art, brain-based assessment techniques, this volume establishes a neuropsychiatric schema for the evaluation of traumatic brain injury and provides tools for designing a treatment plan. Although geared toward forensic evaluation with chapters on the detection of brain-injury malingering, determination of impairment, methods of neurobehavioral analysis, and the presentation of evidence at trial, the methods in this book can be used to evaluate and treat any neuropsychiatric disorder with the addition of appropriate laboratory studies and pathology specific treatment.
Synopsis
Numerous books exist on traumatic brain injury, yet none comprehensively cover evaluation from a clinical standpoint. They also do not explain the forensic issues around TBI. This text provides a step-by-step guide to conducting a competent, thorough evaluation of a traumatically brain-injured patient. In addition, it offers methods for determining causation, malingering, symptom magnification, and assessment of impairment levels for disability claims. Clinicians and forensic specialists will benefit from the book's practical and pragmatic approach to comprehensively evaluating the TBI patient and presenting the evaluation in the courtroom.
Synopsis
A comprehensive introduction to evaluating and treating patients with traumatic brain injuries, this second edition of a bestseller features new information regarding the epidemiology and pathophysiology of brain injury. It also discusses structural and functional imaging in the assessment of traumatic brain injury, including functional MRI, PET scanning, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. With expanded discussions of brain-injury malingering and family dynamics, this revised and updated text gives an overview of state-of-the-art techniques and discusses new pharmacological treatments, acquired psychopathy, and test instruments for assessing behavior.