Handbook of Psychological Injury and Law / edited by Gerald Young, Tyson Bailey, Luciano Giromini, Jason R. Soble, Richard Rogers, Brian Eliot Levitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Young, Gerald.

Contributor:

Bailey, Tyson.

Giromini, Luciano.

Soble, Jason R.

Rogers, Richard.

Levitt, Brian Eliot.

Series:

Behavioral Science and Psychology Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology.

Clinical psychology.

Psychological tests.

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Clinical Psychology.

Psychological Assessment.

Local Subjects:

Behavioral Sciences and Psychology.

Clinical Psychology.

Psychological Assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1161 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book provides a comprehensive presentation of psychological problems, such as posttraumatic stress, depression and chronic pain, that are the result of injury or trauma and legal proceedings, such as tort after motor vehicle collisions. It stresses the complex nature of these disabilities, particularly in the judicial setting, and the critical task of accurately assessing and diagnosing the extent of the injury. Assessments involve the use of standardized tests, including those that assess for negative response bias and possible malingering. The chapters that follow cover key psychological disorders and explore their effects in a range of populations, which can vary by age, sex, and minority or racial status. It encompasses international perspectives and emphasizes the importance of relevant factors that affect assessment, rehabilitation, and compensation. It is ideal for psychologists and mental health professionals working in in a field that requires a comprehensive, scientifically-informed, impartial approach to assessment that will stand up in court.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Psychological Injury and Law: Past, Present, and Future

Chapter 2. The Legal Basis of Psychological Injury: A Primer on Tort Law and Evidence Law

Chapter 3. Forensics: Methodological Challenges and Empirical Evidence

Chapter 4. Ethical Considerations in Psychological Injury and Law

Chapter 5. Forensic Assessment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex PTSD, and Other Trauma-Related Disorders in Juvenile Justice Contexts

Chapter 6. Dissociation and Posttraumatic Complexity in the Forensic Assessment of Psychological Injury

Chapter 7. Trauma-Informed Forensic Mental Health Assessment of Plaintiffs Alleging Harms from Childhood Abuse

Chapter 8. Evaluating the Effects of Gender Violence in Civil Litigation

Chapter 9. Human Rights Violations and Trauma

Chapter 10. Performance Validity Tests in Neurocognitive/Neuropsychological Assessments

Chapter 11. Complications in Neuropsychological Assessment

Chapter 12. Mild and Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury in the Legal Context

Chapter 13. Test Invalidity and Malingering in the Field of Psychological Injury and Law I: Basics

Chapter 14. Test Invalidity and Malingering in the Field of Psychological Injury and Law II: New Topics

Chapter 15. Embedded Symptom Validity Scales in Psychological Injury Evaluations: Focus on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2-RF and MMPI-3) and the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)

Chapter 16. Free-Standing Symptom Validity Tests in Psychological Injury Evaluations: Focus on the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) and the Inventory of Problems – 29 (IOP-29)

Chapter 17. Forensic Assessment of Psychological Injury Claims

Chapter 18. International Perspectives on Psychological Injury and Law: Cross-Cultural Aspects of Symptom and Performance Validity Assessment

Chapter 19. Use of the AMA Guides in Disability Determinations in the United States and Canada

Chapter 20.

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ISBN:

9783031697340

3031697340

OCLC:

1498700334