All posts tagged 'conversion disorder'

Department of Defense Treats Brain Injured Vets as Defense Lawyers Do

Posted on May 21st, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

I have always called it the Defense of Misdirection. This year, is an election year, and I have an easier term for people to understand: SPIN. Spin is what defense attorney’s do. They spin everything, ignoring the obvious and coming up with some type of misdirection to disregard the diagnosis..
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Brain Damage Not Malingering

Posted on March 11th, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Yesterday’s blog about my frustrations with the refusal of the Wikipedia editor to add my two cents on the interaction between organic injury and emotional problems is symptomatic of a problem that is persuasive throughout neuropsychology: the insurance companies and their alter ego, the defense bar, are polluting the science..
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