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Book SynopsisExecutive Functioning: A Comprehensive Guide for Clinical Practice is the first book to offer an in-depth, comprehensive, and clinically applicable analysis of executive functioning (EF), as contrasted with frontal-lobe functioning. Throughout the book, care is taken to stay true to the EF construct, and to use function, not structure, as the organising framework. The book is organised into four parts. The first part provides a brief overview of historical, theoretical, and clinical influences on how the construct has been conceptualized, studied, and ultimately defined. Part II describes five subdomains of EF, including Executive Cognitive Functions, Meta-tasking, Response Selection, Initiation/Maintenance, and Social Cognition. For each subdomain, the book reviews contributing elemental neurocognitive processes, neuroanatomic underpinnings, the utility of the subdomain in execution of daily tasks, as well as associated clinical syndromes. For each syndrome, cognitive and personality
Trade ReviewYana Suchy has written an excellent volume on executive functions. It is comprehensive, thoughtful, and to the point. Practical information is seamlessly integrated with a lucid review of scientific foundations. The book will serve as an invaluable resource for clinicians, clinical neuroscientists, and students of neuropsychology. * Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D, ABPP, Director, Luria Neuroscience Institute *
Table of ContentsPart I: Beyond the Frontal Lobes: Introduction to Part I · Chapter 1: Executive Functions as a Neurocognitive Construct Part II: Executive Subdomains and the Associated Syndromes: Introduction to Part II · Chapter 2: Executive Cognitive Functions and the Dysexecutive Syndrome · Chapter 3: Meta-tasking and the Disorganized Syndrome · Chapter 4: Response Selection and the Disinhibited Syndrome · Chapter 5: Initiation and Maintenance and the Apathetic Syndrome · Chapter 6: Social Cognition and the Inappropriate Syndrome Part III: Clinical Assessment of Executive Functions: Introduction to Part III · Chapter 7: Gathering Background Information · Chapter 8: Challenges in the Use of Standardized Tests of Executive Functions · Chapter 9: Interpretive Consideration Part IV: Executive Dysfunction in Clinical Populations: Introduction to Part IV · Chapter 10: Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Chapter 11: Neurodegenerative Disorders · Chapter 12: Neuropsychiatric Disorders · Chapter 13: Acquired Brain Insults and Medical Conditions Appendix References Index
