The Center's reports are a standard of excellence and are cited as a model of thoroughness, balance and rigor in the medical and legal community. If you would like to make a referral, click here. Neuropsychology Services Insurance adjusters, plaintiff and defense attorneys, judges and juries are often faced with critical questions concerning whether and to what extent an individual has suffered a brain injury warranting monetary compensation, rehabilitation or other benefits. Neuropsychological assessments are an invaluable tool in the medical-legal field because it can offer key quantitative and qualitative data that can support or refute the presence or absence of a brain injury. It also can provide important information regarding the effects of the injury on a person's life and family, their everyday functioning and their ability to return to work and function effectively in the future.
Brain damage can effect many areas of cognitive functioning.
Therefore, a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation involves a thorough review of the medical record, a psychiatric interview and the administration of standardized measures of intelligence, attention and concentration, memory, visual-spatial skills and tests of planning and problem solving. Finally, we administer a variety of psychological tests to assess the individual's mood, personality, coping skills and psychological functioning. We welcome the opportunity to discuss your cases involving traumatic brain injury, malingering and conscious faking, toxic and organic solvent exporsure, dementia, competency in the older adult, post traumatic stress disorder and other medical conditions that might be impacting your client's cognitive and emotional functioning. If you would like to make a referral, click here. The Barrington Psychiatric Center offers a time-limited psychotherapy for traumatic disorders that focuses on restoring patients to their baseline level of functioning as quickly as possible.