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Author:   Paul David Nussbaum
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1997 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.930kg
ISBN:  

9780306454608

ISBN 10:   0306454602
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   31 May 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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.

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`The Handbook of Neuropsychology of Aging can, in any case, be fully recommended to both students and clinicians with interest in geriatric psychiatry and the neurology of old age. This book gives an opportunity to learn the essential research data and clinical facts from experts in a field of growing importance for neuropsychology.' Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6:4 (2000)

`The Handbook of Neuropsychology of Aging can, in any case, be fully recommended to both students and clinicians with interest in geriatric psychiatry and the neurology of old age. This book gives an opportunity to learn the essential research data and clinical facts from experts in a field of growing importance for neuropsychology.' Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6:4 (2000)

The Handbook of Neuropsychology of Aging can, in any case, be fully recommended to both students and clinicians with interest in geriatric psychiatry and the neurology of old age. This book gives an opportunity to learn the essential research data and clinical facts from experts in a field of growing importance for neuropsychology.' Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6: 4 (2000)

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