ABSTRACT

The first edition of the Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology set a new standard in the field in its scope, breadth, and scholarship. The second edition comprises authoritative chapters that will both enlighten and challenge readers from across allied fields of neuroscience, whether novice, mid-level, or senior-level professionals. It will familiarize the young trainee through to the accomplished professional with fundamentals of the science of neuropsychology and its vast body of research, considering the field’s historical underpinnings, its evolving practice and research methods, the application of science to informed practice, and recent developments and relevant cutting edge work. Its precise commentary recognizes obstacles that remain in our clinical and research endeavors and emphasizes the prolific innovations in interventional techniques that serve the field’s ultimate aim: to better understand brain-behavior relationships and facilitate adaptive functional competence in patients.

The second edition contains 50 new and completely revised chapters written by some of the profession's most recognized and prominent scholar-clinicians, broadening the scope of coverage of the ever expanding field of neuropsychology and its relationship to related neuroscience and psychological practice domains. It is a natural evolution of what has become a comprehensive reference textbook for neuropsychology practitioners.

part I|123 pages

Foundations of Clinical Neuropsychology

chapter 2|8 pages

Specialty Training in Clinical Neuropsychology

History and Update on Current Issues

chapter 5|11 pages

Differential Diagnosis in Neuropsychology

A Strategic Approach

chapter 8|9 pages

Genomics and Phenomics

part II|730 pages

Disorders in Children and Adults

chapter 15|18 pages

Consciousness

Disorders, Assessment, and Intervention

chapter 19|28 pages

Neurocognitive Assessment in Epilepsy

Advances and Challenges

chapter 20|17 pages

Neurotropic Infections

Herpes Simplex Virus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Lyme Disease

chapter 28|23 pages

The Three Amnesias

chapter 30|25 pages

Dementia 1

part III|187 pages

Forensic, Ethical, and Practice Issues

chapter 36|30 pages

Forensic Neuropsychology

An Overview of Issues, Admissibility, and Directions

chapter 41|20 pages

Disability