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Towards a Heuristic Neuropsychological Model of Adjudicative Competency

Olivia Aveson, Paul G. Nestor and Kristy Klein
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online March 2023, JAAPL.220065-22; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.220065-22
Olivia Aveson
Ms. Aveson is a Doctoral Candidate in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA. Dr. Nestor is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA and Clinical Neuroscience Division, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Division, Brockton, MA and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Klein is Program Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Services, VA Central California Health Care System.
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Paul G. Nestor
Ms. Aveson is a Doctoral Candidate in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA. Dr. Nestor is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA and Clinical Neuroscience Division, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Division, Brockton, MA and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Klein is Program Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Services, VA Central California Health Care System.
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Kristy Klein
Ms. Aveson is a Doctoral Candidate in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA. Dr. Nestor is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA and Clinical Neuroscience Division, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Division, Brockton, MA and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Klein is Program Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Services, VA Central California Health Care System.
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JAAPL.220065-22
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.220065-22
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36928134

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  • Published online March 16, 2023.

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  1. Olivia Aveson, MA,
  2. Paul G. Nestor, PhD and
  3. Kristy Klein, PhD
  1. Ms. Aveson is a Doctoral Candidate in the Clinical Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA. Dr. Nestor is Professor of Psychology at University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA and Clinical Neuroscience Division, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Division, Brockton, MA and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Dr. Klein is Program Manager, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Services, VA Central California Health Care System.
  1. Address correspondence to: Olivia Aveson, MA. E-mail: olivia.aveson001{at}umb.edu.

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