Neuropsychology of everyday functioning
For neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, nurses, gerontologists, researchers, and graduate students, Marcotte and Grant (psychiatry, U. of California, San Diego) bring together 18 chapters on the neuropsychological foundations of everyday activities and approaches to evaluating daily functions. A group of North American contributors working in psychiatry, psychology, gerontology, neurology, occupational therapy, and sports medicine discuss examining real-world functioning from the perspectives of neuropsychology, human factors, and occupational therapy, including cross-cultural issues; the application of traditional neuropsychological tests; innovative performance-based test instruments and batteries that emphasize ecological validity; and approaches to evaluating the instrumental activities of daily living, vocational functioning, medication management, and automobile driving. The second section focuses on these activities in specific populations, including individuals with dementia and mild cognitive impairment, vascular dementia, traumatic brain injury, sports injuries and concussion, multiple sclerosis, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, depression, and schizophrenia, as well as normal aging processes
Print Book, English, 2010
Guilford Press, New York, 2010