The Handbook of Clinical Neuropsychology
Jennifer Gurd, Udo Kischka, and John Marshall
Abstract
The past thirty 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 specialities within mainstream clinical psychology, neurology, and the psychiatric disciplines. Updated to take account of these rapid developments, this book contains chapters that demonstrate the contribution that neuropsychological approaches can make to the assessment, diagnosis, and range of treatments for cognitive disorders following brain damag ... More
The past thirty 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 specialities within mainstream clinical psychology, neurology, and the psychiatric disciplines. Updated to take account of these rapid developments, this book contains chapters that demonstrate the contribution that neuropsychological approaches can make to the assessment, diagnosis, and range of treatments for cognitive disorders following brain damage, as well as addressing the special considerations when treating the elderly. The book is divided into ten sections, covering everything from methodological and conceptual issues, 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.
Keywords:
neuropsychological approaches,
cognitive disorders,
brain damage,
functional neuroanatomy,
neuroscientific techniques,
functional imaging,
cognitive rehabilitation
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2010 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780199234110 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2010 |
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199234110.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Jennifer Gurd, Editor
Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford
Udo Kischka, Editor
Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford
John Marshall, Author
Formerly Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford
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