Main description:

Leaders in neuropsychology, behavioral neurology, speech and language science, neuropsychiatry, and many other disciplines contribute to this volume, the first comprehensive review of knowledge in the field. They discuss a wide range of disorders, including areas of recent research - such as frontal lobe dementias and the neuropsychological aspects of late life depression - and clinical problems typically given insufficient consideration in other works, such as seizure disorder, head injury, and mental retardation. Normal aging is also covered in detail, and assessment procedures and clinical interventions are given thorough treatment. Other highlights include discussions of guardianship and caregiving personality and behavior, psychotic disorders, Alzheimer's, and head trauma.

Contents:

Normal Aging. Cognitive Functioning; R. Wilson. Personality and Behavior; C. Starratt. Physiology; D.C. Martin. Psychosocial Aspects; J. Nadler. Psychiatric Disorders of Late Life. Mood Disorders; H. Koenig. Anxiety Disorders; C.J. Schramke. Psychotic Disorders; G. Goldstein. Substance Abuse; D.N. Allen. Neuropsychological Disorders of Late Life. Alzheimer's Disease; D.P. Salmon. Frontal Lobe Dementia; M. Usman. Vascular Dementia; J.L. Cummings. Subcortical Dementia; M.R. Lovell. Korsakoff's Disease; M. Oscar-Berman. Parkinson's Disease; M.W. Bondi. Huntington¿s Disease; F. Bylsma. Late Life Depression; P.D. Nussbaum. Assessment Procedures and the Older Patient. Neurological Evaluation; J. Brillman. Neuropsychological Assessment; A. La Rue. Memory Assessment; L.S. Rockey. Functional Assessment;M. McCue. Neuroimaging Procedures; E.D. Bigler. Eletroencephalogram; P.J. Snyder. Treatment Interventions and the Older Patient. Psychotherapy; J. Bortz. Behavioral Management; A.J. Goreczny. The Caregiver; S. Wallsten. Psychopharmacology; B. Zimmer. Electroconvulsant Therapy; B.H. Mulsant. Cognitive Rehabilitation; M. Butters. Legal Issues; D.A. Krauss. 7 Additional Articles. Index.