Kyle Brauer Boone, Paul M Kaufmann, Jerry J Sweet, David Leatherberry, Robert A Beattey, Delia Silva, Tara L Victor, Rodney P Boone, Jack Spector, Nancy Hebben, Robin A Hanks, Joette James
Objective: Some attorneys claim that to adequately cross examine neuropsychological experts, they require direct access to protected test information, rather than having test data analyzed by retained neuropsychological experts. The objective of this paper is to critically examine whether direct access to protected test materials by attorneys is indeed necessary, appropriate, and useful to the trier-of-fact. Method: Examples are provided of the types of nonscientific misinformation that occur when attorneys, who lack adequate training in testing, attempt to independently interpret neurocognitive/psychological test data...
February 28, 2024: Clinical Neuropsychologist