Simpson Neuroimaging in Forensic Psychiatry

From the Clinic to the Courtroom
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-31365-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 396 Seiten, E-Book

This important volume is the first to address the use ofneuroimaging in civil and criminal forensic contexts and to includediscussion of prior precedents and court decisions. Equally usefulfor practicing psychiatrists and psychologists, it reviews both thelegal and ethical consideraitons of neuroimaging.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simpson, Joseph R

Weitere Mitwirkende

Greely, Henry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contributors vii
Foreword xi
Henry T. Greely
Introduction xv
PART I Imaging Techniques
1 PET and SPECT 3
Susan E. Rushing, Daniel A. Pryma and Daniel D.Langleben
2 MRI and Functional MRI 27
Erin D. Bigler, Mark Allen and Gary K. Stimac
PART II Clinical and Research Findings
3 Traumatic Brain Injury 43
Robert P. Granacher, Jr
4 Dementia 67
Melissa Lamar, Hal Wortzel, David J. Libon, Denene M. Wambach,Catherine C. Price and Anand Kumar
5 Neuroimaging in Psychopathy and Antisocial PersonalityDisorder: Functional Significance and a NeurodevelopmentalHypothesis 81
Andrea L. Glenn, Yaling Yang and Adrian Raine
6 Pedophilia 99
Christine Wiebking, Alexander Sartorius, Harald Dressing andGeorg Northoff
7 Imaging Psychoses: Diagnosis and Prediction of Violence113
Jazmin Camchong and Angus W. MacDonald III
8 Neuroimaging in Affective Disorders: Applications in ClinicalResearch and Forensic Psychiatry 131
Jonathan B. Savitz, Joseph R. Simpson and Wayne C.Drevets
PART III Neuroimaging in the Courts
9 Application of Neuroimaging in Relationship to Competence toStand Trial and Insanity 147
Nathan J. Kolla and Jonathan D. Brodie
10 Neuroimaging, Diminished Capacity and Mitigation 163
Judith G. Edersheim, Rebecca Weintraub Brendel and Bruce H.Price
11 Implications of Neuroimaging for Dangerousness Assessment195
Joachim Witzel
12 Potential Uses of Neuroimaging in Personal Injury Civil Cases201
Robert P. Granacher, Jr
PART IV Emerging Areas
13 Brain Imaging of Deception 217
Daniel D. Langleben, Dan F.X. Willard and Jane C.Moriarty
14 Identifying Memories and Their Use in Interrogations237
Johanna C. van Hooff
PART V Legal and Ethical Considerations 15 Practical LegalConcerns 255
Kristen M. Nugent
16 Neuroimaging and the Constitution 275
Kristen M. Nugent
17 Practical Legal Concerns: The England and Wales Context303
Shuja M. Reagu and Pamela J. Taylor
18 Neuroethics of Functional Neuroimaging in the Courtroom325
Elizabeth Ford and Neil Aggarwal
19 Neuroimaging Evidence in Law: A Plea for Modesty andRelevance 341
Stephen J. Morse
Index 359

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph R. Simpson received his undergraduate degree inbiology from Harvard University. He received his M.D. and Ph.D.from Washington University in St. Louis. His thesis work focused onneuroimaging in mood disorders and the functional neuroimaging ofcognition-emotion interactions.
After completing his adult psychiatry residency at the Universityof California Los Angeles Neuropsychiatric Institute/West LosAngeles VA Medical Center, he completed a forensic psychiatryfellowship at the University of Southern California. He isboard-certified in psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. He haspublished several peer-reviewed articles in neuroimaging and inforensic psychiatry.
Dr. Simpson is currently a staff psychiatrist with the VA LongBeach Healthcare System in Long Beach, California. He is a ClinicalAssistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of SouthernCalifornia and the University of California, Irvine. He alsomaintains a private practice in forensic psychiatry.