Clinical Neuropsychology A Practical Guide to Assessment and Management for Clinicians

Name: Clinical Neuropsychology A Practical Guide to Assessment and Management for Clinicians
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ISBN: 9780470683712

ISBN-10: 0470683716

ISBN-13: 9780470683712

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Laura H. Goldstein, Jane E. McNeil

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Featuring updates and revisions, the second edition of Clinical Neuropsychology provides trainee and practicing clinicians with practical, real-world advice on neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation. Offers illustrated coverage of neuroimaging techniques and updates on key neuro-pathological findings underpinning neurodegenerative disorders Features increased coverage of specialist areas of work, including severe brain injury, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, assessing mental capacity, and cognitive impairment and driving Features updated literature and increased coverage of topics that are of direct clinical relevance to trainee and practicing clinical psychologists Includes…

Book details

List price: $46.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 4/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 6.60" wide x 9.40" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English



List of Contributors


Preface


Preface to the First Edition



General Introduction



General Introduction: What Is the Relevance of Neuropsychology for Clinical Psychology Practice?




Neuroscience Background



Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology




Neurological Investigations




Neuropsychological Assessment: General Issues



Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Brain Disorder: Nature, Assessment and Implications for Clinical Neuropsychology




The Effects of Prescribed and Recreational Drug Use on Cognitive Functioning




Quantitative Aspects of Neuropsychological Assessment




Adult Neuropsychology



Disorders of Memory




Disorders of Language and Communication




Executive Dysfunction




Acquired Disorders of Voluntary Movement




Visuo-Spatial and Attentional Disorders




Disorders of Number Processing and Calculation




Neuropsychology: Specialist Areas of Work



Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment of Children




Neuropsychological Assessment of Older Adults




Neuropsychology of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Frontotemporal Dementia, Semantic Dementia and Progressive Non-Fluent Aphasia




Very Severe and Profound Brain Injury




Neuropsychology and the Law




Mental Capacity




Rehabilitation



Theoretical Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation




Planning, Delivering and Evaluating Services




Research Design and Outcome Evaluation




Interventions for Psychological Problems After Brain Injury




Neurorehabilitation Strategies for People with Neurodegenerative Conditions




Driving in Neurological Patients



Index