Neuropsychology for Clinical Practice Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Common Neurological Disorders (APA Clinical Psychology Books) [Hardcover]

Russell L. Adams (Editor), Jan Culbertson (Editor), Oscar A. Parsons (Editor)

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Publication Date: January 1996 | ISBN-10: 1557982988 | ISBN-13: 978-1557982988 | Edition: 1

Neuropsychology for Clinical Practice was originally intended as a response to mental health practitioners' need for a practical, hands-on resource that described the etiology, assessment, and treatment of common neurological disorders. As experts in the field recognized early in the book's development, however, it actually informs an expanded audience: practicing clinical neuropsychologists, graduate students taking neuropsychology courses or in neuropsychology rotations of clinical internships, postdoctoral neuropsychology students, fellows, and other professionals who work with patients who have neuropsychological disorders, such as vocational and rehabilitation counselors and attorneys. The editors of this volume--all current faculty of the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center--provide a cohesiveness in approach as well as expertise in a broad range of areas and populations. The chapter authors focus on over a dozen of the most common neuropsychological disorders in adults and children in ways that are most pertinent to assessment and treatment in clinical settings. Chapters are organized to cover adult neuropsychology, child and life-span developmental neuropsychology, and issues in forensic neuropsychology and psychotherapy. A sampling of the disorders examined includes traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and attention deficit disorders. In each chapter, leading practitioners describe what causes a disorder, how it is manifested in symptoms and limitations in everyday functioning, its psychological effects for patients, and the best ways to understand and assess patients for optimal treatment planning. In addition to identifying and explaining assessment batteries for each disorder, the authors present checklists, charts, interview protocols, and modifications to treatment protocol to help clinicians apply neuropsychological knowledge in th

Product Details

• Hardcover: 546 pages
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); 1 edition (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557982988
• ISBN-13: 978-1557982988
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars A basic neuropsychology text, April 23, 2003

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This review is from: Neuropsychology for Clinical Practice Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Common Neurological Disorders (APA Clinical Psychology Books) (Hardcover)

The positives:
This book covers pretty much all of the important, basic neuropsychology issues for the main neurological disorders.
It has well thought out tables of pertinent information and good, clear diagrams.
It is written in an easy to read, relatively jargon-free way and thus is available to neuropsychology-interested people at all levels.
This book contains illustrative case examples, which really help to clarify some of the complexities of neuropsychology.

There is, however, a huge drawback for anyone wanting to use this book as anything other than a basic introduction to neuropsychology, and that is the age of the book.

I bought this book misreading "third printing December 2000" as "revised December 2000". This was silly of me and was entirely my mistake. However, the fact remains that now, in April 2003, some of the information given is out of date, with the majority the research and papers cited in the book being from the late 80s and early 90s. It does not take into account any (and there has been a great deal) of the relevant neuropsychology literature published in the last 8 years.

I probably would not have bought this book if I had realised how old it was, given the number of other, more recent neuropsychology texts available.

However, if the editors brought out a revised and updated edition I would gladly pay double, or more, for it.