Geriatric Neuropsychology Assessment and Intervention

by Attix, Deborah K.; Welsh-Bohmer, Kathleen A.

• ISBN13: 9781593852269
• ISBN10: 1593852266
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-30
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This major clinical reference and text is the first volume to systematically address the entire process of neuropsychological assessment and intervention with older adults. The expert editors and contributors detail the current state of knowledge about frequently encountered conditions ranging from mild cognitive impairment to progressive, stable, and reversible dementias. Evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies are described, and specific guidance is provided for linking neuropsychological evaluation to individualized treatment planning. Demonstrating an array of cognitive training, compensatory, and psychotherapeutic approaches, the volume shows how these can successfully be used to improve patients' functioning and quality of life.

Author Biography

Deborah K. Attix, PhD, completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Division of Medical Psychology) and Department of Medicine (Division of Neurology) at Duke in 1995 and is now an Assistant Clinical Professor there. Dr. Attix worked with the Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and subsequently organized and became the Medical Director of the Clinical Neuropsychology Service at Duke University Medical Center. Her clinical work focuses on geriatric neuropsychological assessment and intervention. Dr. Attix is best known for her intervention work involving cognitive training and compensation and for psychotherapeutic techniques targeting memory, function, and mood in dementia.

Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, PhD, is a Professor within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Division of Medical Psychology) at Duke University Medical Center and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine (Division of Neurology). Dr. Welsh-Bohmer was recruited by Duke University Medical Center in 1987 to join the newly formed Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and she currently is the Director of that center. Dr. Welsh-Bohmer is best known for her work in the clinical detection of early-stage Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias and the relationship of these diseases to genetic and environmental factors. She has been a leader in many multicenter collaborative studies of AD and currently leads the nationally known Cache County Memory Study, a population-based epidemiological investigation of mild cognitive impairment and AD. Dr. Welsh-Bohmer's clinical work focuses on neuropsychological assessment in neurodegenerative disorders, including AD and related dementias.

Table of Contents

PART I. GERIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT	1	(236)
Section A. Assessment of Common Geriatric Conditions	3	(2)
An Integrated Model for Geriatric Neuropsychological Assessment	5	(22)
Guy G. Potter
Deborah K. Attix
Normal Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment	27	(29)
Glenn Smith
Beth K. Rush
Neurodegenerative Dementias	56	(33)
Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer
Lauren H. Warren
Stable and Slowly Progressive Dementias	89	(14)
M. Allison Cato
Bruce A. Crosson
Potentially Reversible Cognitive Symptoms in Older Adults	103	(30)
Wes S. Houston
Mark W. Bondi
Section B. Specific Considerations	131	(2)
Using Norms in Neuropsychological Assessment of the Elderly	133	(25)
Robyn M. Busch
Gordon J. Chelune
Yana Suchy
Functional Assessment	158	(40)
Daniel Marson
Katina R. Hebert
Cultural Issues	198	(25)
Jennifer J. Manly
Feedback	223	(14)
Joanne Green
PART II. GERIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION	237	(220)
Section A. Cognitive Training and Compensatory Techniques	239	(2)
An Integrated Model for Geriatric Neuropsychological Intervention	241	(20)
Deborah K. Attix
Training of Cognitive and Functionally Relevant Skills in Mild Alzheimer's Disease: An Integrated Approach	261	(14)
David Loewenstein
Amarilis Acevedo
Spaced Retrieval: A Model for Dissemination of a Cognitive Intervention for Persons with Dementia	275	(18)
Cameron J. Camp
Multitechnique Program Approaches	293	(22)
Linda Clare
Language Interventions in Dementia	315	(18)
Cynthia K. Thompson
Nancy Johnson
External Aids	333	(16)
Michelle S. Bourgeois
Section B. Psychotherapeutic Interventions	347	(2)
Behavioral Treatment of Affective Disorders and Associated Symptoms	349	(18)
Rebecca G. Logsdon
Susan M. McCurry
Linda Teri
Behavioral Treatment of Impaired Functioning and Behavioral Symptoms	367	(27)
Ann Louise Barrick
Group Psychotherapy Approaches for Dementia	394	(20)
Guy G. Potter
Deborah K. Attix
Cory K. Chen
Pharmacological and Other Treatment Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease	414	(43)
Kathleen Hayden
Mary Sano
Index	457