Malingering and Deception in Adolescents: Assessing Credibility in Clinical and Forensic Settings - Hardcover

McCann, Joseph T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557984603 ISBN 13: 9781557984609

Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn, 1998

Synopsis

Given the increasing incarceration rates and mental health problems among adolescents, there is a growing need for practitioners to be able to assess the accuracy of adolescents' self-reports. Malingering and Deception in Adolescents provides forensic psychologists and clinicians with interviewing techniques and strategies; psychological testing approaches; and insight into professional, legal, and ethical issues relative to the assessment of the reports of these troubled adolescents. Both a psychologist and an attorney, Dr. McCann maintains that there is a wide variety of reasons for deception among adolescents, requiring a careful review of case history and treatment context. Thoughtful discussion of the significance and classification of malingering and deception, illuminating case examples, and analysis of applications in clinical and forensic settings make this compassionate yet practical examination of adolescent deception a singular resource for clinicians, forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, and attorneys who specialize in representing juveniles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1557984603
• ISBN 13: 9781557984609
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 243