Clinical neuropsychology a practical guide to assessment and management for clinicians / edited by Laura H. Goldstein, Jane E. McNeil.
| Other author | Goldstein, Laura H. (Laura Hilary), 1960- |
| Other author | McNeil, Jane E. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, |
| Description | xxi, 602 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 -- 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011035236 |
| ISBN | 9780470683712 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0470683716 (pbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |