The Neuropsychology Handbook by Arthur M Horton Jr
The new edition of this basic reference for the practicing clinical and behavioral neuropsychologist and text for graduate student expands its coverage of the major areas in which clinical neuropsychologists work. Specific areas covered include: the foundations of clinical neuropsychology, such as the neuropsychological basic of mental abilities, diagnostic decision-making, and symptom validity testing; neuroimaging; behavioral change following traumatic brain injury; disability determination and rehabilitation planning; clinical neuropsychology with children; clinical neurotoxicology; and, neuropsychological assessment in criminal law cases.This new edition will take its place as a standard reference for professionals and students in the field but should also be of considerable value and interest to other professionals in outlying fields who rely on neuropsychological opinions, such as psychiatrists, neurologists, clinical psychologists, school psychologists, social workers, counselors, and special educators.Danny Wedding earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hawaii in 1979 and completed a post-doctoral year of training in behavioral medicine and clinical neuropsychology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Wedding directed the neuropsychology services at the medical schools of East Tennessee State University and Marshall University before serving as a legislative aid to Senator Tom Daschle and Congressman John Conyers. Since 1991, Dr. Wedding has served as a Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health, a health policy, research, and training center affiliated with the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. He is the author or editor of 12 books including Current Psychotherapies, Movies and Mental Illness, and Behavior and Medicine. He is the current editor of PsycCRITIQUES: Contemporary Psychology - APA Review of Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826102515 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826102514 |
| Title | The Neuropsychology Handbook |
| Author | Arthur M Horton Jr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Springer Publishing Co Inc |
| Year published | 2007-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 856 |
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