Clinical Neuropsychology

A Practical Guide to Assessment and Management for Clinicians
Herausgegeben von Goldstein, Laura H.; McNeil, Jane E.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Neuropsychology and its applications is highly relevant to all areas of clinical practice involving patients with alterations in cognitive functioning. This second edition of Clinical Neuropsychology provides an overview of a wide range of neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation issues in the context of recent neuropsychological, neuroanatomical, neurological, and neuroimaging developments. Appropriate for trainees or practicing clinicians who do not specialize in neurospychology, this book helps readers improve their ability to assess the cognitive function of clients and to consider suitable rehabilitation and treatment options.

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Featuring updates and revisions, the second edition of Clinical Neuropsychology provides trainee and practicing clinicians with practical, real-world advice on neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation.

Offers illustrated coverage of neuroimaging techniques and updates on key neuro-pathological findings underpinning neurodegenerative disorders
Features increased coverage of specialist areas of work, including severe brain injury, frontotemporal lobar degeneration, assessing mental capacity, and cognitive impairment and driving
Features updated literature and increased coverage of topics that are of direct clinical relevance to trainee and practicing clinical psychologists
Includes chapters written by professionals with many years experience in the training of clinical psychologists

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 167mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 924g
• ISBN-13: 9780470683712
• ISBN-10: 0470683716
• Artikelnr.: 34437878

Autorenporträt

Laura H. Goldstein is Professor in Clinical Neuropsychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Maudsley Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Jane E. McNeil is a Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 20 years' experience working with neurological patients. She is Neuropsychology Service Lead for Solent NHS Trust.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors ix Preface xv Preface to the First Edition xix Part 1
General Introduction 1 General Introduction:What Is the Relevance of
Neuropsychology for Clinical Psychology Practice? 3 Laura H. Goldstein and
Jane E. McNeil Part 2 Neuroscience Background 2 Neuroanatomy and
Neuropathology 23 Nigel J. Cairns 3 Neurological Investigations 61 John D.
C. Mellers and Naomi A. Sibtain Part 3 Neuropsychological Assessment:
General Issues 4 Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Brain Disorder:
Nature, Assessment and Implications for Clinical Neuropsychology 87 Richard
G. Brown 5 The Effects of Prescribed and Recreational Drug Use on Cognitive
Functioning 105 Jane Powell 6 Quantitative Aspects of Neuropsychological
Assessment 129 John R. Crawford Part 4 Adult Neuropsychology 7 Disorders of
Memory 159 Jonathan J. Evans 8 Disorders of Language and Communication 185
Pat McKenna and Karen Bonham 9 Executive Dysfunction 209 Paul W. Burgess
and Nick Alderman 10 Acquired Disorders of Voluntary Movement 239 Laura H.
Goldstein 11 Visuo-Spatial and Attentional Disorders 261 Tom Manly, Jessica
Fish and Jason B. Mattingley 12 Disorders of Number Processing and
Calculation 293 Jane E. McNeil Part 5 Neuropsychology: Specialist Areas
ofWork 13 Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment of Children 317 Jody
Warner-Rogers 14 Neuropsychological Assessment of Older Adults 347 Robin G.
Morris and Rebecca L. Brookes 15 Neuropsychology of Frontotemporal Lobar
Degeneration: Frontotemporal Dementia, Semantic Dementia and Progressive
Non-Fluent Aphasia 375 Julie Snowden 16 Very Severe and Profound Brain
Injury 397 J. Graham Beaumont 17 Neuropsychology and the Law 415 Graham E.
Powell 18 Mental Capacity 445 Camilla Herbert Part 6 Rehabilitation 19
Theoretical Approaches to Cognitive Rehabilitation 463 Fergus Gracey and
Barbara A. Wilson 20 Planning, Delivering and Evaluating Services 483
Camilla Herbert 21 Research Design and Outcome Evaluation 505 Andrew
Worthington 22 Interventions for Psychological Problems After Brain Injury
527 Andy Tyerman and Nigel S. King 23 Neurorehabilitation Strategies for
People with Neurodegenerative Conditions 549 Jennifer Rusted and Esme
Moniz-Cook 24 Driving in Neurological Patients 567 Nadina B. Lincoln and
Kate A. Radford Index 589