Neuropsychological assessment [WorldCat Entities]

"Significant new insights and research findings about brain-behavior relationships, neurological disorders, neurodiagnostic issues, and neuropsychological assessment procedures are incorporated into the third edition of Neuropsychological Assessment. Well-known as the "bible" in its field, this book now contains more than double the number of references than appeared in the previous edition, most published since 1983. The first eight chapters provide the knowledge base necessary for an understanding of the principles and practice of a patient-oriented, personalized, hypothesis-testing approach to neuropsychological assessment."
"Part I: The Theory and Practice of Neuropsychological Assessment. 1. The Practice of Neuropsychological Assessment. 2. Basic Concepts. 3. The Behavioral Geography of the Brain. 4. The Rationale of Deficit Measurement. 5. The Neuropsychological Examination: Procedures. 6. The Neuropsychological Examination: Interpretation. 7. Neuropathology for Neuropsychologists. 8. Neurobehavioral Variables and Diagnostic Issues. Part II. A Compendium of Tests and Assessment Techniques. 9. Orientation and Attention. 10. Perceptual Functions. 11. Memory Assessment I: Tests. 12. Memory Assessment II: Batteries,"@en
"Many new topics relevant to current assessment practices have been added to the 4th edition. The first eight chapters of this book present the knowledge base for understanding the principles and practice of patient-oriented, hypothesis-testing neuropsychological assessment. The last 12 chapters review nearly all tests and assessment techniques discussed in previous editions plus many new ones and recent revisions of older tests."
"The first eight chapters of this book present the knowledge base for understanding the principles and practice of patient-oriented, hypothesis-testing neuropsychological assessment. The last 12 chapters review nearly all tests and assessment techniques discussed in previous editions plus many new ones and recent revisions of older tests. The extent of the updating is apparent from the fact that approximately half of the more than 7,000 references cited appeared since the last edition was published. Many new topics relevant to current assessment practices have been added to the 4th edition."