Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology

by Edited by Jacobus Donders , Scott J. Hunter

• ISBN13: 9780521896221
• ISBN10: 0521896223
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-08
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Lifespan developmental neuropsychology is the study of the systematic behavioral, cognitive, and psychosocial changes and growth that occur across infancy, adolescence, adulthood and later life. This book provides insight into how brain-behavior relationships change over time, how disorders differ in presentation across the lifespan, and what longer-term outcomes look like. Providing practical guidance in a succinct and accessible format, this book covers the most common neurodevelopmental, behavioral and cognitive disorders, including but not limited to ADHD, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and epilepsy. Key points concerning the practice of developmental neuropsychology are emphasized in order to aid understanding of neuropsychological development and its impact on behavior, emotion, cognition, and social integration. This will be essential reading for advanced graduate students and early career professionals in the fields of neuropsychology, pediatric psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, and rehabilitation psychology, as well as practitioners in the allied fields that interact with neuropsychology.

Author Biography

Jacobus Donders is Chief Psychologist, Psychology Service, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Scott J. Hunter is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience, and Pediatrics and Director, Pediatric Neuropsychology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Table of Contents

Contact information for authors	p. vii
Biography for	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Theory and models	p. 3
A lifespan review of developmental neuroanatomy	p. 3
Developmental models in pediatric neuropsychology	p. 17
Models of developmental neuropsychology: adult and geriatric	p. 41
Multicultural considerations in lifespan neuropsychological assessment	p. 55
Structural and functional neuroimaging throughout the lifespan	p. 69
Disorders	p. 83
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents	p. 83
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults	p. 97
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a lifespan synthesis	p. 113
Learning disorders in children and adolescents	p. 127
Learning disorders in adults	p. 143
Synthesis of chapters on learning disabilities: overview and additional perspectives	p. 163
Infants and children with spina bifida	p. 169
Adolescence and emerging adulthood in individuals with spina bifida: a developmental neuropsychological perspective	p. 183
Spina bifida/myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus across the lifespan: a developmental synthesis	p. 195
Cerebral palsy across the lifespan	p. 205
Intellectual disability across the lifespan	p. 221
Lifespan aspects of PDD/autism spectrum disorders (ASD)	p. 239
Autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: common themes and points of divergence	p. 251
Hearing loss across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives	p. 257
Visual impairment across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives	p. 277
Traumatic brain injury in childhood	p. 299
Adult outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury	p. 315
Neurobehavioral aspects of traumatic brain injury sustained in adulthood	p. 329
Traumatic brain injury in older adults	p. 345
Traumatic brain injury across the lifespan: a long-term developmental perspective	p. 357
Pediatric aspects of epilepsy	p. 359
A lifespan perspective of cognition in epilepsy	p. 371
Leukemia and lymphoma across the lifespan	p. 379
Lifespan aspects of brain tumors	p. 393
Lifespan aspects of endocrine disorders	p. 409
Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders across the lifespan	p. 427
Psychopathological conditions in children and adolescents	p. 449
Psychopathological conditions in adults	p. 455
Neuropsychological aspects of psychopathology across the lifespan: a synthesis	p. 469
Index	p. 477
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