Clinical neuropsychology
Subtitle: a practical guide to assessment and management for clinicians
By: edited by Laura H. Goldstein and Jane E. McNeil
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex, Eng; Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780470871362
Subjects: Psychopathology; Mental Health; Neuropsychology; Clinical neuropsychology; MEDICAL; General; Mental Illness; Therapy; Methods; Diagnosis; Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry; Mental Disorders; PSYCHOLOGY
Description: Clinical Neuropsychology A Practical Guide to Assessment and Management for Clinicians shows how knowledge of neuropsychological applications is relevant and useful to a wide range of clinicians. It provides a link between recent advances in neuroimaging, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy and how these discoveries may best be used by clinicians. Anyone working with clients whose cognitive functioning shows some change and who needs to assess and make recommendations about rehabilitation and management will find this book essential reading.: Practical focus on what is important for clinicians in.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Clinical Neuropsychology; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I General Introduction; Chapter 1 General Introduction: What Is the Relevance of Neuropsychology for Clinical Psychology Practice?; Part II Neuroscience Background; Chapter 2 Neuroanatomy and Neuropathology; Chapter 3 Neurological Investigations; Part III Neuropsychological Assessment; title: General Issues; Chapter 4 Psychological and Psychiatric Aspects of Brain Disorder: Nature, Assessment and Implications for Clinical Neuropsychology.