Forensic Neuropsychology in Practice: A Guide to Assessment and Legal Processes

The following four chapters focus on issues that are more commonly addressed in the forensic neuropsychology literature, including amnesia, epilepsy, alcohol and drug misuse, and traumatic brain injury. When defendants claim they are not responsible for a crime because they were under the influence...

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Published inJournal of the International Neuropsychological Society Vol. 16; no. 4; p. 732
Main Authors Schickli, Sabina, Young; Kopelman; Gudjonsson, Susan; Michael; Gisli
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01.07.2010
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Neuropsychology
Psychologists
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Summary:The following four chapters focus on issues that are more commonly addressed in the forensic neuropsychology literature, including amnesia, epilepsy, alcohol and drug misuse, and traumatic brain injury. When defendants claim they are not responsible for a crime because they were under the influence of an automatism, the court must assess the level of awareness of the defendant, whether the automatism was endogenous (e.g., internally caused by a tumor) or exogenous (e.g., externally caused by injecting too much insulin), and whether the defendant is "sane" or "insane."
ISSN:1355-6177
1469-7661
DOI:10.1017/S1355617710000603