Handbook of Neuropsychology and Aging

1. Introduction.- 2. Age-Related Change in Cognitive Function.- 3. Personality and Normal Aging.- 4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Aging Human Brain.- 5. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging.- 6. Mood Disorders.- 7. Anxiety Disorders.- 8. Psychotic Disorders in Late Life.- 9. Substance Abuse in Elderly Individuals.- 10. The Neuropsychology of Alzheimer’s Disease.- 11. Frontotemporal Dementias.- 12. Vascular Dementia: Clinical Assessment, Neuropsychological Features, and Treatment.- 13. Neuropsychological Evaluation of Subcortical Dementia.- 14. Alcoholic Korsakoff’s Syndrome.- 15. Parkinson’s Disease: Neurobehavioral Consequences of Basal Ganglia Dysfunction.- 16. Huntington’s Disease.- 17. Late-Life Depression: A Neuropsychological Perspective.- 18. Neuropsychological Aspects of Epilepsy in the Elderly.- 19. Geriatric Head Injury.- 20. Aphasia.- 21. The Neuropsychology of Stroke.- 22. Aging and Mental Retardation.- 23. Neurological Evaluation in the Elderly.- 24. Neuropsychological Assessment.- 25. Memory Assessment of the Older Adult.- 26. The Relationship between Neuropsychology and Functional Assessment in the Elderly.- 27. Neuroimaging in Normal Aging and Dementia.- 28. Electroencephalography in the Elderly.- 29. Psychotherapy with Older Adults: Theoretical Issues, Empirical Findings, and Clinical Applications.- 30. Behavior Modification of Older Adults.- 31. Elderly Caregivers and Care Receivers: Facts and Gaps in the Literature.- 32. Geriatric Psychopharmacology: An Update and Review.- 33. Electroconvulsive Therapy.- 34. Memory Rehabilitation.- 35. Guardianship and the Elderly.- 36. Conclusion.