Main description:

* Bridges the disciplines of litigation and neuropsychology in a modern UK context.
* Conveys the complexity and huge amount of research data into an accessible medicolegal based neuropsychology text with relevance for both lawyers and psychologists.
* A scientifically oriented exploration based on real-life case examples

Contents:

Introduction
Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington

Legal Principles in Litigation
Henry F Charles and Ruth Johnson

Part 1: 'But For' The Brain Injury and Causation

Premorbid Abilities: Cognition, Emotion and Behaviour
Martin Bunnage with Marc Willems

Neuropsychological Testing in Brain Injury Litigation: A Critical Part of the Expert Neuropsychological Examination
Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore

Paediatric Outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury: Social and Forensic Risk Management in Multidisciplinary Treatment Approaches
Hope Kent, James Tonks and Huw Williams with Ian Brownhill

Part 2: Current Condition

Effort Testing, Performance Validity, and the Importance of Context and Consistency
Simon Gerhand, Chris A. Jones and David Hacker

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Persistent Neuropsychological Symptoms
Andrew Worthington and Phil S Moore

The Frontal Lobe Paradox
Sam Fisher-Hicks, Rodger Ll Wood and Bill Braithwaite

Assessing Mental Capacity in Brain Injury Litigation
Ian Brownhill

Part 3: Loss, Disability, and Impact

Legal Principles of Quantum
William Latimer-Sayer

Practical Applications of Quantum Principles
Andrew Worthington, William Latimer-Sayer and Andy Tyerman

Conclusion: Formulating Neuropsychological Opinion in Brain Injury

Phil S. Moore, Shereen Brifcani and Andrew Worthington