A guide to neuropsychological testing for health care professionals [WorldCat Entities]

"Neuropsychological testing for health care professionals"

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"Neuropsychological assessments are now widely used to identify learning disabilities and shape educational interventions. However, many special education teachers, speech therapists, lawyers, pediatricians, psychiatrists, rehabilitation counselors, and a host of other "helping" professions know very little about how to interpret and act on information contained in neuropsychological assessments. The neuropsychological evaluations discussed in this text help shed light on a wide variety of psychiatric and medical conditions."@en
""In this introductory volume, authors Arzubi and Mambrino present a highly accessible, nontechnical guide to neuropsychological testing. This book emphasizes the breadth and depth of neuropsychological assessments and their many practical uses, such as treatment planning, diagnosis, interventions, and many more. The authors offer practical guidance on neuropsychological testing and assessment across the life spanfrom pediatric through geriatric patients, and across clinical and nontechnical settings, including hospitals and schools." "The neuropsychological evaluations discussed in this text shed light on a wide variety of psychiatric and medical conditions, including learning disabilities, severe and persistent mental illness, traumatic brain injury, neuropsychiatric disorders with accompanying chronic cognitive deficits, and acquired or congenital neurological conditions. The book also highlights the real-world use of neuropsychological testing by incorporating clinical case studies in nearly every chapter." "Key Topics:" "Neuropsychology and child psychiatry" "Neuropsychology and pediatric medicine" "School mental health and learning disorders" "Special education law" "Speech and language therapy" "Adults with psychiatric disorders" "Rehabilitation medicine" "Geriatric medicine" "Designed for use by a wide variety of health professionals, this book will be a helpful guide to neuropsychology trainees, mental health clinicians, rehabilitation clinicians, neurologists, pediatricians, child psychiatrists, and school mental health professionals."--BOOK JACKET."