Description
Book SynopsisFeaturing updates and revisions, the second edition of Clinical Neuropsychology provides trainee and practicing clinicians with practical, real-world advice on neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation.
Trade Review “In this regard, the book has done very well. It provides a basic for applied practice with up to date references for more in-depth reading.” (The Journal of Clinical Psychology, Counselling and Psychotherapy, 1 August 2013)
Table of ContentsList 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
NigelJ.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
LauraH.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 of Work
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
