Screening for brain impairment : a manual for mental health practice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franzen, Michael D., 1954-

Contributor:

Getz, Glen.

Berg, Richard (Richard A.).

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychological tests--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Neuropsychological tests.

Brain--Diseases--Diagnosis--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Brain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed / Michael Franzen, Glen Getz.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by top practitioners in the field of neuropsychological screening, Screening for Brain Impairment is the extensively updated new edition of the classic resource. Valuable to a broad range of medical and mental health practitioners, this new edition reflects enormous changes to the field over the past 13 years. Each chapter contains updated information and new empirical data, including extensive information on neurological and psychiatric disorders, adult attention deficit disorder, and screening for and assessing the emotional correlates of brain impairment. Also included are new chapt

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Neurological Disorders; 2 Psychiatric Disorders With Neurological Implications; 3 Approaches to Neurological Assessment; 4 The Neuropsychological History; 5 The Mental Status Examination; 6 Screening Tests of Perceptual and Motor Functions; 7 Screening Tests for Verbal Functions; 8 Screening Tests for Memory Functions; 9 Screening Tests for Higher Cognitive Functions; 10 Neuropsychological Screening; 11 Effort and Motivation; 12 Computerized Assessments; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Screening for brain impairment / Richard A. Berg, Michael Franzen, Danny Wedding. 2nd ed. c1994.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Berg, Richard (Richard A.). Screening for brain impairment.

ISBN:

1-282-64313-4

9786612643132

0-8261-1076-2

OCLC:

648711485