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Intellectual disability : civil and criminal forensic issues /

Courts recognize that those who are involved in medico-legal proceedings have a stake in the outcome of their psychological assessment, regardless of whether they are high- or low-functioning individuals. Accounting for the validity of the evaluation in low-functioning examinees is frequently made m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chafetz, Michael D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Colección:AACN Workshop Series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Courts recognize that those who are involved in medico-legal proceedings have a stake in the outcome of their psychological assessment, regardless of whether they are high- or low-functioning individuals. Accounting for the validity of the evaluation in low-functioning examinees is frequently made more difficult by impairment; when evaluating testimony from people with intellectual disability (ID), neuropsychologists and psychologists must acknowledge the differences between the medico-legal evaluation and the clinical evaluation. This book provides helpful guidelines for assessing validity in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199998128
0199998124