Medical Neuropsychology

Second Edition

Meryl Butters, Sue R. Beers, Ralph E. Tarter, Kathleen L. Edwards, David H. van Thiel (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

346 Seiten

2013 | 2nd ed. 2001. Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2001
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4613-5479-6 (ISBN)

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Neuropsychologists have an important role in potentiating the psychosocial adjustment and quality of life of patients through effective diagnosis and rehabilitation of cognitive and psychomotor deficits caused by acute and chronic disease. Thoroughly updated and expanded, this second edition of the highly acclaimed Medical Neuropsychology contains a complete review of the rapidly developing literature pertaining to the association between cognition and medical diseases. As a compendium of the empirical literature documenting the neuropsychological sequelae of organ and system pathology, this volume will be of interest of all practitioners interested in the integration of neuropsychology into the mainstream of health service delivery.

1. Perspective for Research on Neuropsychological Assessment of Medical Disease.- 2. Cognitive Neuroendocrinology: New Approaches to the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Memory Disorders.- 3. Pulmonary Disorders.- 4. Neuropsychological Consequences of Cardiovascular Disease.- 5. Neuropsychological Dysfunction due to Liver Disease.- 6. Neuropsychological Function in Renal Disease and Its Treatment.- 7. Neurobehavioral Disturbances Associated with Disorders of the Pancreas.- 8. Thyroid Disorders.- 9. Gonadal Steroids and Cognition.- 10. Neuropsychological Sequelae Associated with Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Chemicals.- 11. Systemic Autoimmune Disease.- 12. Sleep Disorders.- 13. Neurobehavioral Complications of HIV Infection.

Reihe/Serie	Critical Issues in Neuropsychology
Zusatzinfo	X, 346 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4613-5479-X / 146135479X
ISBN-13	978-1-4613-5479-6 / 9781461354796
Zustand	Neuware