Detection of Malingering during Head Injury Litigation

Detection of Malingering during Head Injury Litigation-1

Cecil R. Reynolds Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr. Editors 2012 The issue of potential malingering (or poor effort) in the context of head injury litigation has seen an explosion of research and commentary in the last quarter century. Various journals devoted to clinical neuropsychology practice of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s rarely published papers focused on the issue of malingering […]

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Contradictions

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Jose´ M. Musacchio 2012 Neuroscience and Religion The aim of “Contradictions” is to explore the problems that are implicit in the simultaneous and naive acceptance of science, religion, and abstract objects that permeate our culture. Scientific and empirical knowledge are coherent, but they seem to be at odds with popular religious and spiritual beliefs which contradict not only each […]

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Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion

Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion-1

Jennifer Niskala Apps ● Kevin D. Walter Editors 2012 Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes As health care providers for children, we are dedicated to giving kids of all ages the best care possible. During training, we each developed a strong interest in concussion- related concerns which peaked while treating the increasing number of children presenting in our individual practices.

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A Practitioner’s Guide to Prescribing Antiepileptics and Mood Stabilizers for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

A Practitioner's Guide to Prescribing Antiepileptics and Mood Stabilizers for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities-1

Jose de Leon Editor 2012 We developed these guidelines using drug prescribing information and reviewing the available literature on relevant neuropsychiatric disorders in populations without intellectual disabilities because of the dearth of available literature on the intellectual disability populations.

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Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities

Appointment Planning in Outpatient Clinics and Diagnostic Facilities-1

Maartje E. Zonderland 2014 This monograph aims to provide a concise overview of various aspects of appointment planning in healthcare, more specific in outpatient clinics and diagnostic facilities. The reader is provided with a basic overview of relevant mathematical models and simple queuing theory calculations that support the development and improvement of appointment systems.

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Cybernics

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Yoshiyuki Sankai • Kenji Suzuki Yasuhisa Hasegawa Editors 2014 Fusion of human, machine and information system “Cybernics: Fusion of Human, Machine, and Information Systems,” selected as the Global Center of Excellence program in Japan from 2007 to 2011, is a new domain of science that centers on cybernetics, mechatronics, and informatics; it integrates humans and robots functionally, organically, […]

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The Myth of Executive Functioning

The Myth of Executive Functioning-1

Leonard F. Koziol 2014 Missing Elements in Conceptualization, Evaluation, and Assessment These first three quotations were used to open chapters 2, 7 and 8 of Subcortical Structures and Cognition: Implications for Neuropsychological Assessment [ 1 ]. They are reused here because they have special relevance for Volume II of this ebook series. These quotes capture […]

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