Neuroimaging in forensic psychiatry : from the clinic to the courtroom /
Neuroimaging is being increasingly used in the courts, even though understanding and interpreting neuroimaging methods and results can be very challenging even without attempting to evaluate their potential applications to forensic questions. The sheer volume of available information, research resul...
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| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2012
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| Summary: | Neuroimaging is being increasingly used in the courts, even though understanding and interpreting neuroimaging methods and results can be very challenging even without attempting to evaluate their potential applications to forensic questions. The sheer volume of available information, research results, and opinions can seem intimidating to forensic practitioners and to mental health professionals in general Praise for 'Neuroimaging in Forensic Psychiatry': "This is an interesting and important book, both for the professional audience that is likely to read it and, perhaps more importantly, for another audience that needs to read it. It is an education in how neuroscience may affect the law, as well as a stark warning about the limits of our current discourse in law and neuroscience." Henry Greely, J.D. Book jacket This book will be of great use to practicing forensic psychiatrists, forensic psychologists and forensic neurologists as they are increasingly likely to find themselves being asked to give professional opinions regarding the impact of neuroimaging findings on medicolegal questions such as competence, criminal responsibility, personal injury and disability. The book will be an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners seeking to understand and navigate this new area This ground-breaking book, designed as a reference for forensic psychiatrists, starts with a brief overview of the psychiatric applications of the primary neuroimaging techniques currently in most widespread use, positron emission tomography, single photon emission computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Subsequent chapters explore the current and potential uses of neuroimaging in civil and criminal forensic contexts. Diagnostic categories addressed include traumatic brain injury, dementia, psychopathy, paraphilias, psychoses and mood disorders. Legal concepts such as admissibility, relevance, and standards of proof are reviewed as they relate to the possible uses of neuroimaging findings in legal proceedings; prior precedents and court decisions are also reviewed. Novel potential applications of neuroimaging, including detection of deception and identification of memory or recognition, are addressed in dedicated chapters. Ethical questions generated by the rapidly evolving field of forensic neuroimaging are explored in detail in a dedicated chapter |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 374 pages (some color) : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0470976993 9780470976999 |