Neuropsychology category: 992 books

This is the first book to systematically review, update, organize, and critique the literature on the social psychology of disability in 30 years. The book gives pride of place to classic as well as contemporary concepts from the social psychology of disability and rehabilitation psychology that researchers...

What assessment tests are available to speech therapists? How are they best used? Originally published in 1993, Assessment in Speech and Language Therapy was designed to guide speech therapists in choosing the most appropriate assessments for evaluation, monitoring and intervention at the time....

A new term has emerged from the disability movement in the past decade to help change the way we think about neurological disorders: Neurodiversity. ADHD. Dyslexia. Autism. The number of categories of illnesses listed by the American Psychiatric Association has tripled in the past fifty years....

This volume presents a re-envisioning of the field of theoretical psychology and offers unique visions for its present and future from leaders of North American philosophical psychology. It contends that theoretical psychology has reached ‘middle-age’ and must consider new directions to renew...

En la actualidad existen pocos libros y materiales de referencia profesional desarrollados en español sobre los trastornos psicológicos y neuropsicológicos de mayor prevalencia entre los niños y adolescentes. Se necesitan de obras que resalten la importancia del acercamiento psicológico y neuropsicológico...

El daño cerebral supone una de las principales causas de discapacidad y muerte en jóvenes y adultos en el mundo. Debido a los avances relacionados con la atención prestada a estos pacientes en los servicios de urgencias y cuidados intensivos, el número de personas que sobreviven a este padecimiento...

El analfabetismo es reconocido mundialmente como uno de los problemas más graves que un país puede experimentar. Diferentes estudios han mostrado cómo la falta de escolarización, junto con la falta de alfabetización, es decir, la capacidad de leer y escribir, influyen negativamente sobre el rendimiento...

Originally published in 1990, this book constitutes an objective evaluation of different cognitive rehabilitation techniques in relation to different types of brain injury at different stages of recovery. Various forms of cognitive rehabilitation are reviewed and clinical techniques are evaluated...

"Chronischer Schmerz kann jeden treffen. Am besten, man liest das Buch, bevor der Schmerz beginnt." Deutschlandfunk In Deutschland leiden 16 Millionen Menschen unter andauernden oder wiederkehrenden Schmerzen. Die herkömmlichen Schmerztherapien erweisen sich zunehmend als Sackgasse. Pharmazie, Medizin...

Als Ausdruck seiner ehrlichen Zuneigung tätschelt er andere Kinder mit Knüppeln, grinst erleichtert, wenn ein Unbekannter stirbt und hält Halloween mit kleinen Explosionen im Vorgarten kinderfrei: Verhaltensweisen, die immer ein strenges „Schau mich an!“ seiner Eltern zur Folge...

Psychological assessment is practiced in wide-ranging settings to address the varied clinical and administrative needs of veteran populations. Such assessment blends record review, clinical interviews of the veteran and collateral sources of information, behavioral observations, and psychological...

The Neuroscience of Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Compassion provides contemporary perspectives on the three related domains of empathy, compassion and self-compassion (ECS). It informs current research, stimulates further research endeavors, and encourages continued and creative philosophical and...

Insomnia is a problem that seriously affects millions of people. But Adrian Tannock has found that by using NLP techniques, people can hugely improve their sleeping experience. This book is full of practical, NLP-based guidance, which will help everyone from serious sufferers to people who have the...

This volume is a first of its kind, addressed principally to the professional reader. While it is not intended to be exhaustive, its aim is to sketch a broad picture of some of the nondrug and nonsurgical treatment strategies with a demonstrated basis in conventional scientific method. Likewise, though...