Neuropsychological review of records in forensic cases: An AACN best practices paper with international perspectives.

: The purpose of this American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN) paper is to provide the neuropsychological community with the fundamentals of a competent forensic review of records. : Narrative review addressing fundamental factors related to review of records. Examples highlighted information necessary for a forensic determination of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the data from records that can be used to address questions regarding validity of presentation.

Symptom and Performance Validity Assessment in European Countries: an Update.

In 2013, a special issue of the Spanish journal published a review on symptom and performance validity assessment in European countries (Merten et al. in , 24(3), 129-138, 2013). At that time, developments were judged to be in their infancy in many countries, with major publication activities stemming from only four countries: Spain, The Netherlands, Great Britain, and Germany.

Motivations for kerbside dumping: Evidence from Brisbane, Australia.

Illegal dumping of waste on kerbsides outside residences is a problem in many urban areas around the world. Despite this, there has been little research undertaken on the reasons behind the practice or the barriers to alternative, legal disposal mechanisms. This study interviewed householders in Brisbane, Australia in an attempt to fill this gap.

A UK pilot study: the specificity of the Word Memory Test effort sub-tests in acute minimal to mild head injury.

The specificity of the Word Memory Test (WMT) effort indices was examined in 48 individuals with minimal to mild head injury (MHI) in the acute stages post-injury. None of the individuals was involved in litigation or disability claims. At the established cut-offs, the WMT had an unacceptable false-positive rate (18%).