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Beetar, J. T., & Williams, J. M. (1995). Malingering response styles on the memory assessment scales and symptom validity tests. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 10(1), 57-72.

Bernard, L. C., McGrath, M. J., & Houston, W. (1993). Discriminating between simulated malingering and closed head injury on the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 8(6), 539-552..

Bigler, E. D. (1986). Forensic issues in neuropsychology. In D. Wedding, A. M. Horton, & J. Webster (Eds.), The neuropsychology handbook: Behavioral and clinical perspectives (pp. 526-547). New York: Springer.

Binder, L., & Willis, S. C. (1991). Assessment of motivation after financially compensable minor head trauma. Psychological assessment, 3, 175-181.

Brodsky, S. L. (1977). The mental health professional on the witness stand: A survival guide. In B. D. Sales (Ed.), Psychology in the Legal Process (pp. 269-276). New York: Spectrum Publications.

Brodsky, S. L. (1989). Advocacy in the guise of scientific objectivity: An examination of Faust and Ziskin. Computers in Human Behavior, 5, 261-264.

Brodsky, S. L. (1991). Testifying in court: Guidelines and maxims for the expert witness. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Cooke, D. J. (1990). Do I feel lucky? Survival in the witness box. Neuropsychology, (4), 271-285.

Faust, D., & Ziskin, J. (1988). The expert witness in psychology and psychiatry. Science, 241, 31-35.

Faust, D. (1991). Forensic neuropsychology: The art of practicing a science that does not yet exist. Neuropsychology Review, 2, 205-231.

Grisso, T. (1986). Evaluating competencies: Forensic assessments and instruments. New York: Plenum Press.

Heaton, R. K., Smith, H., Lehman, R., & Vogt, A. T. (1978). Prospects for faking believable deficits on neuropsychological testing. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 892-900.

Hiscock, M., & Hiscock, C. K. (1989). Refining the forced-choice method for the detection of malingering. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 11(6), 967-974.

Hoffman, B. F. (1986). How to write a psychiatric report for litigation following personal injury. American Journal of Psychiatry, 143, 164-169.

Hoffman, B. F., & Spiegel, H. (1989). Legal principles in the psychiatric assessment of personal injury litigants. American Journal of Psychiatry, 146, 304-310.

Klawans, H. L. (1991). Trials of an expert witness. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.

Kreutzer, J., Leininger, B., & Harris, J. (1990). The evolving role of neuropsychology in community integration. Community Integration following traumatic brain injury (pp. 49-66). Baltimore, MD: Paul Brookes Publishing.

Kreutzer, J., Marwitz, J., & Myers, S. (1991). Neuropsychological issues in litigation following brain injury. Neuropsychology, 4(4), 249-259.

Larrabee, G. J. (1990). Cautions in the use of neuropsychological evaluation in legal settings. Neuropsychology, (4), 239-247.

Lee, G. P., Loring, D. W., & Martin, R. C. (1992). Rey's 15-item visual memory test for the detection of malingering: Normative observations on patients with neurological disorders. Psychological Assessment, 4(1), 43-46.

Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S. (1993). Neuropsychological complaint base rates of 170 personal injury claimants. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 8(3), 185-202.

Levy, A. (1992). Compensation neurosis rides again. Brain Injury, 6(5), 401-410.

Loftus, E., & Ketcham, K. (1991). Witness for the defense: The accused, the eyewitness, and the expert who puts memory on trial. New York: St. Martin's.

McCaffrey, R., Williams, A. D., Fisher, J., & Laing, L. C. (1993). Forensic issues in mild brain injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 8(3), 38-47.

Matarazzo, J. (1990). Psychological assessment versus psychological testing: Validation from Binet to the school, clinic, and courtroom. American Psychologist, 45, 999-1017.

Mendelson, G. (1988). Psychiatric aspects of personal injury claims. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

The Neurolaw Letter, published by HDI Publishers, Post Office Box 131401, Houston, Texas 77219 (a monthly newsletter for attorneys and health care providers concerned with the medicolegal ramifications of brain and spinal cord injuries).

Niles, K. J., & Sweet, J. J. (1994). Neuropsychological assessment and malingering: A critical review of past and present strategies. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 9(6), 501-552.

Rogers, R. (1984). Toward an empirical model of malingering and deception. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 2, 93-111.

Romano, J. L. (1992). Legal issues in testimony about post-concussive syndrome: A matter of proof. In L. J. Horn & N. D. Zasler, N. D. (Eds.), Rehabilitation of post-concussive disorders. State of the art reviews (pp. 193-202). Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus.

Ruff, R. M., Wylie, T., & Tennant, W. (1993). Malingering and malingering-like aspects of mild closed head injury. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 8(3), 60-73.

Sbordone, R. (1991). Neuropsychology for the attorney. Orlando, FL: Paul Deutsch.

Shapiro, D. L. (1991). Forensic psychological assessment: An integrative approach. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Sparr, L., & Pankratz, L. D. (1983). Factitious post-traumatic stress disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 140, 1016-1019.

Taraska, J. M. (1989). Legal guide for physicians. Albany, NY: Matthew Bender & Company.

J. Sherrod Taylor, Neurolaw: Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries (St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1997) (a book exploring the medicolegal implications of neurological injuries).

Wedding, D., & Faust, D. (1989). Clinical judgment and decision making in neuropsychology. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 4(3), 233-265.

Ziskin, J., & Faust, D. (1988). Coping with psychiatric and psychological testimony (Vols. 1-3, 4th ed.). Marina del Rey, CA: Law and Psychology Press.


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