Main description:

In The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessment, editors Carl B. Gacono and Barton Evans underscore the unique contribution the Rorschach makes to forensic practice. The chapters, all of which include the expertise of a licensed practicing forensic psychologist, offer a systematic approach to personality assessment when presenting use of the Rorschach in specific forensic contexts.

The book opens with essential information related to the scientific and legal basis of the Rorschach. This section covers fundamental elements for preparing informed court testimony, including admissibility of the Rorschach, the authority of the Rorschach, Rorschach assessment of malingering and defensive response, and presenting and defending Rorschach testimony. Part II addresses models for using the Rorschach in typical forensic evaluations in both criminal and civil cases. The section to follow presents updated references samples for various forensic populations. Gacono and Evans conclude with useful models for the Rorschach use in specialized areas of forensic practice, such as battered women, immigration court assessment, assessing impaired professionals, and working within the field of police psychology.

The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessment is a comprehensive resource designed to guide psychologists in their forensic practice.

Covert art by Carl B. Gacono

Contents:

Preface/Introduction. Part I: Scientific and Legal Foundations Essential Issues in the Forensic Use of the Rorschach Gacono, Evans, Viglione An Overview of Rorschach Psychometrics for Forensic Practice Viglione, Meyer Admissibility of the Rorschach. Meloy, The Authority of the Rorschach: An Update McCann, Evans Rorschach Assessment of Malingering and Defensive Response Sets Ganellen Presenting and Defending Rorschach Testimony Weiner Part 2: Forensic Applications Trial Competency Gray, Acklin The Rorschach Test and Forensic Psychological Evaluation: Psychosis and the Insanity Defense Acklin Dangerous Risk Assessment Gray, Meloy, Jumes Death Penalty & Mitigation Kaser-Boyd Use of the Rorschach in Forensic Treatment Planning Gacono, Jumes, Gray The Rorschach in Child Custody and Parent Planning Evaluations: A New Conceptualization Evans, Schutz Rorschach Assessment of Psychological Trauma Kaser-Boyd, Evans Rorschach Assessment in Tort and Employment Litigation Smith The Rorschach in Fitness for Duty Evaluations GormallyPart 3: Forensic Reference Groups The Rorschach and Antisocial Personality Disorder Gacono, Gacono, Evans A Rorschach Understanding of Antisocial and Psychopathic Women Cunliffe, Gacono A Rorschach Understanding of Psychopaths, Sexual Homicide Perpetrators, and Nonviolent Pedophiles Gacono, Meloy, Bridges Inmates in Prison Psychiatric Treatment: A Multimethod Description Young, Erdberg, Justice Some Considerations for the Rorschach Assessment of Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients Gacono, Gacono Child Custody Litigants: Rorschach Data From a Large Sample Singer, Hoppe, Lee, Olesen, Walters Part 4: Special Topics Battered Women's Syndrome: Assessment-Based Expert Testimony Kaser-Boyd The Rorschach and Immigration Evaluations Evans The Use of the Rorschach in Professional Fitness to Practice Evaluations Stacey, Graham, Athey The Use of the Rorschach in Police Psychology: Some Preliminary Thoughts Weiss, Weiss, Gacono The Rorschach Assessment of Aggression: The Rorschach Extended Aggression Scores Gacono, Gacono, Meloy, Baity Multi-Method Assessment as a Forensic Standard Erdberg Appendix A: Three Critiques of "What's Wrong With the Rorschach?" Martin, Gacono, Evans, Meloy