Clinical Neuropsychology A Practical Guide to Assessment and Management for Clinicians
by Goldstein, Laura H.; McNeil, Jane E.Edition: 2nd
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Pub. Date: 2012-04-23
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary
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 chapters written by professionals with many years experience in the training of clinical psychologists
Author Biography
Laura H. Goldstein is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Maudsley Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Jane E. McNeil is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 20 years' experience working with neurological patients. She is Neuropsychology Service Lead for Solent NHS Trust.
Table of Contents
| List of Contributors | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xv |
| Preface to the First Edition | p. xix |
| General Introduction | |
| General Introduction: What Is the Relevance of Neuropsychology for Clinical Psychology Practice? | p. 3 |
| Neuroscience Background | |
| Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology | p. 23 |
| Neurological Investigations | p. 61 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment: General Issues | |
| Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Brain Disorder: Nature, Assessment and Implications for Clinical Neuropsychology | p. 87 |
| The Effects of Prescribed and Recreational Drug Use on Cognitive Functioning | p. 105 |
| Quantitative Aspects of Neuropsychological Assessment | p. 129 |
| Adult Neuropsychology | |
| Disorders of Memory | p. 159 |
| Disorders of Language and Communication | p. 185 |
| Executive Dysfunction | p. 209 |
| Acquired Disorders of Voluntary Movement | p. 239 |
| Visuo-Spatial and Attentional Disorders | p. 261 |
| Disorders of Number Processing and Calculation | p. 293 |
| Neuropsychology: Specialist Areas of Work | |
| Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment of Children | p. 317 |
| Neuropsychological Assessment of Older Adults | p. 347 |
| Neuropsychology of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Frontotemporal Dementia, Semantic Dementia and Progressive Non-Fluent Aphasia | p. 375 |
| Very Severe and Profound Brain Injury | p. 397 |
| Neuropsychology and the Law | p. 415 |
| Mental Capacity | p. 445 |
| Rehabilitation | |
| Theoretical Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation | p. 463 |
| Planning, Delivering and Evaluating Services | p. 483 |
| Research Design and Outcome Evaluation | p. 505 |
| Interventions for Psychological Problems After Brain Injury | p. 527 |
| Neurorehabilitation Strategies for People with Neurodegenerative Conditions | p. 549 |
| Driving in Neurological Patients | p. 567 |
| Index | p. 589 |
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