Traumatic Brain Injury
Subtitle: Methods for Clinical & Forensic Neuropsychiatric Assessment, Second Edition
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: CRC; CRC Press
Published: December 20, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 584
ISBN-13: 9780849381386
Subjects: Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Law; Medical / Nursing; Assessment, Testing & Measurement; Neuropsychology; Law / Forensic Science; Forensic Science; General; Psychiatry - General
Description: 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 as well as 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.