The Handbook of Clinical Neuropsychology

by Gurd, Jennifer; Kischka, Udo; Marshall, John

• ISBN13: 9780199234110
• ISBN10: 0199234116
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-20
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The past 30 years have seen the field of clinical neuropsychology grow to become an influential discipline within mainstream clinical psychology and an established component of most professional courses. It remains one of the fastest growing specialties within mainstream clinical psychology, neurology, and the psychiatric disciplines. Substantially updated to take account of these rapid developments, the new edition of this successful handbook provides a practical guide for those interested in the professional application of neuropsychological approaches and techniques in clinical practice. With chapters by leading specialists, it demonstrates the contribution that neuropsychological approaches can make to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of brain disorders, as well as addressing the special considerations when treating children and the elderly. As before, the book is divided into 10 sections, covering everything from methodological and conceptual issues, developmental and paediatric neuropsychology, functional neuroanatomy, and the historical context. Throughout, the content draws on contemporary neuroscientific techniques, focusing on the methods of functional imaging, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuropsychology, neuropsychiatry and cognitive rehabilitation. It also provides background information on laboratory and research techniques, as well as covering relevant neurology and psychiatry. The book will be essential for trainee neuropsychologists, students and teachers in the clinical and cognitive neurosciences/psychology, neurobiologists, neurologist, neurosurgeons, and psychiatrists.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xv
Historical context
Neuropsychology: past, present, and future	p. 3
Methodological issues
Basic concepts and principles of neuropsychological assessment	p. 15
The methodological and statistical foundations of neuropsychological assessment	p. 28
Principles of cognitive rehabilitation	p. 50
Neuropsychological impairments
Assessment of attention	p. 81
The rehabilitation of attention	p. 97
Assessment of perceptual disorders	p. 120
Recovery and treatment of sensory perceptual disorders	p. 139
Neuropsychological assessment of memory disorders	p. 159
The natural recovery and treatment of learning and memory disorders	p. 184
Assessment and treatment of disorders of visuospatial, imaginal, and constructional processes	p. 202
Assessing disorders of awareness and representation of body parts	p. 216
The assessment of acquired spoken language disorders	p. 235
Motor speech disorders: an overview	p. 251
Treatment of spoken language disorders	p. 274
Neuropsychological assessment and treatment of disorders of reading	p. 296
Neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation of writing disorders	p. 323
Assessment of executive function	p. 349
The natural recovery and treatment of executive disorders	p. 369
The neuropsychological assessment and treatment of disorders of voluntary movement	p. 387
The neuropsychology of acquired calculation disorders	p. 401
Assessment and treatment of emotional disorders	p. 418
The assessment of anosognosia for motor impairments	p. 436
Developmental and paediatric neuropsychology
Treatment and rehabilitation of paediatric/developmental neuropsychological disorders	p. 471
Neuropharmacology
Neuropsychopharmacology	p. 491
Underlying medical disorders
The neuropsychology of vascular disorders	p. 521
Neuropsychological presentation and treatment of traumatic brain injury	p. 541
The neuropsychological presentation of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders	p. 561
The neuropsychological presentation and treatment of demyelinating disorders	p. 585
The neuropsychology of endocrine disorders	p. 606
The epilepsies	p. 637
Neuropsychiatric conditions
Clinical presentation of neuropsychiatric disorders	p. 663
The clinical assessment of neuropsychiatric disorders	p. 693
Neuropsychological rehabilitation of schizophrenia	p. 704
Treatment and rehabilitation of neuropsychiatric disorders	p. 717
Forensic neuropsychology
Forensic issues in neuropsychology	p. 741
Functional neuroanatomy
Functional neuroanatomy of spatial perception, spatial processes and attention	p. 765
The functional neuroanatomy of learning and memory	p. 793
Functional neuroanatomy of language disorders	p. 810
Functional neuroanatomy of executive process	p. 822
Clinical context and resources
Clinical and laboratory examinations relevant to clinical neuropsychology	p. 837
Neuropsychological deficits within the World Health Organization's model of illness (ICIDH-2)	p. 849
The internet and clinical neuropsychology: privacy, personal safety and effective internet use	p. 856
Index	p. 871
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