Brain Disorders and Criminal Behavior by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Description:
Various brain disorders may alter behavior in ways that result in behaviors judged by society as antisocial or outright criminal. Ultimately the judgment whether certain acts are criminal and to what extent (if any) a history of brain disorder is a mitigating factor, rests with the legal system. However, mental health professionals can make important contributions to these decisions in an advisory capacity. It is important to educate both mental health professionals and members of the legal profession about the many possible ways in which brain damage may contribute to criminal behavior. Socially aberrant behaviors are more common in certain brain disorders than in others; the manifestations may be different, and so are the underlying mechanisms. In this webinar we will review some of the conditions with which aberrant behaviors may be associated. These include dementias, neurodevelopmental disorders, traumatic brain injury, seizures, space occupying lesions, neuropsychiatric disorders, and others. It is important for clinicians working with these populations to be aware of the potential for socially aberrant behavior, which may be predicated, entirely or in part, on the intrinsic properties of underlying brain disease and associated cognitive impairment and disinhibition.
This is an intermediate program for all mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives:
To describe the potential for criminal behavior in dementias.
To describe the potential for criminal behavior in traumatic brain injury (TBI).
To explain the controversies surrounding violent behavior in seizure disorders.
To describe the potential for criminal behavior in space occupying with lesions
To describe the potential for criminal behavior in neuropsychiatric disorders
About the Presenter:
Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D., ABPP., a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist, and Diplomate of The American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology. His critically acclaimed and bestselling books have been translated into 24 languages.
Location:
Live Webinar
September 14, 2023 @ 1:00-4:15pm EDT
Credits:
3 CE credits
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Conflict of Interest:
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