Overview
Written by a multidisciplinary team of experts in neurobehavior, this concise, well-illustrated book provides normative data on clock drawing from ages 20 to 90 years. A practical guide to the quantitative assessment of clock drawing, it also takes a process-oriented approach to qualitative impairment. The authors discuss clock drawing as a neuropsychological test instrument and the rationale for selecting specific time settings, as well as the basis for using different clock conditions. The book contains numerous examples of clocks drawn by patients with cognitive impairment due to dementia, metabolic encephalopathy, traumatic brain injury, disconnection syndrome and focal brain lesions. Insight into changes in clock drawing ability that may represent the earliest markers of cognitive decline in dementia are also presented. This volume will be of interest to clinicians and researchers in neuropsychology, neurology, psychiatry, geriatric medicine, language therapy, and occupational therapy.
Full Product Details
Author: Morris Freedman (Director, Behavioral Neurology Program, Director, Behavioral Neurology Program, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care) ,
Larry Leach (Department of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care) ,
Edith Kaplan (Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuropsychology, Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuropsychology, Boston University) ,
Gordon Winocur (Professor of Psychology, Professor of Psychology, Trent University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 1.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9780195059069
ISBN 10: 0195059069
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 12 May 1994
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This book is beautifully produced. It is full of excellent examples of clock drawings illustrating the points made in the text. The bibliography is complete and up-to-date. The book is reasonably priced and can be highly recommended to both clinicians and researchers interested in the elderly, and in patients with specific neurological disorders, focal brain lesions, and different forms of dementia. Hans F. Reichenfeld, Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, Vol. 20, No. 2 1995
""The organization and well-illustrated presentation of this material should make it easy for experienced examiners to incorporate clock drawings into their test repertoire. Descriptions and explanations relating performances to particular disease entities are...well laid out.""--Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ""A truly analytical, integrated, and comprehensive guide....The authors have provided us with a concise yet generous overview of the humble clock drawing task in its new, more powerful form.""--Canadian Journal on Aging
"""The organization and well-illustrated presentation of this material should make it easy for experienced examiners to incorporate clock drawings into their test repertoire. Descriptions and explanations relating performances to particular disease entities are...well laid out.""--Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ""A truly analytical, integrated, and comprehensive guide....The authors have provided us with a concise yet generous overview of the humble clock drawing task in its new, more powerful form.""--Canadian Journal on Aging"
