Neuroimaging in forensic psychiatry [[electronic resource] ] : from the clinic to the courtroom / / edited by Joseph R. Simpson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910141346403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-58609-5; 9786613615923; 1-118-31365-8; 1-119-96890-9; 1-119-96889-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (398 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SimpsonJoseph R
• Disciplina: 614/.15
• Soggetti: Forensic psychiatry; Brain - Imaging
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Neuroimaging in Forensic Psychiatry; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; PART I Imaging Techniques; 1 PET and SPECT; 2 MRI and Functional MRI; PART II Clinical and Research Findings; 3 Traumatic Brain Injury; 4 Dementia; 5 Neuroimaging in Psychopathy and Antisocial Personality Disorder: Functional Significance and a Neurodevelopmental Hypothesis; 6 Pedophilia; 7 Imaging Psychoses: Diagnosis and Prediction of Violence; 8 Neuroimaging in Affective Disorders: Applications in Clinical Research and Forensic Psychiatry; PART III Neuroimaging in the Courts; 9 Application of Neuroimaging in Relationship to Competence to Stand Trial and Insanity10 Neuroimaging, Diminished Capacity and Mitigation; 11 Implications of Neuroimaging for Dangerousness Assessment; 12 Potential Uses of Neuroimaging in Personal Injury Civil Cases; PART IV Emerging Areas; 13 Brain Imaging of Deception; 14 Identifying Memories and Their Use in Interrogations; PART V Legal and Ethical Considerations; 15 Practical Legal Concerns; 16 Neuroimaging and the Constitution; 17 Practical Legal Concerns: The England and Wales Context; 18 Neuroethics of Functional Neuroimaging in the Courtroom19 Neuroimaging Evidence in Law: A Plea for Modesty and Relevance; Index; Color Plate
• Sommario/riassunto: This important volume is the first to address the use of neuroimaging in civil and criminal forensic contexts and to include discussion of prior precedents and court decisions. Equally useful for practicing psychiatrists and psychologists, it reviews both the legal and ethical consideraitons of neuroimaging.