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Cognitive Remediation for Brain Injury and Neurological Illness

Real Life Changes

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. Marvin H. Podd

    1. National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, USA

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  • Identifies commonly used neuropsychological test instruments for evaluating cognitive deficits, with emphasis on their input and output characteristics
  • Contrasts these with NeurXercise computer-based exercises to highlight connection between testing and treatment
  • Appendices are a quick reference for the input and output characteristics of common neuropsychological tests
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. History of Cognitive Remediation

    • Marvin H. Podd
    Pages 1-4

  3. The Role of Assessment in Treatment Planning

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    Pages 5-20

  4. Treatment Strategies

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    Pages 21-24

  5. Cognitive Remediation with NeurXercise

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    Pages 25-37

  6. Treatment Generalization and Ecological Validity

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    Pages 39-42

  7. A NeurXercise Casebook

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    Pages 43-121

  8. Conclusions

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    Pages 123-124

  9. Erratum to: Cognitive Remediation for Brain Injury and Neurological Illness

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    Pages E1-E2

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 125-158
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About this book

The purpose of this book is to teach psychologists with a neuropsychology background about cognitive remediation, the evidence in the research literature, and how to develop and conduct a treatment plan and evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions. The approach is illustrated using the computer-assisted cognitive remediation program developed by the author (NeurXercise). Twenty-nine different cases are presented in depth, following the outline presented in the earlier portions of the book. Treatment planning emphasizes Luria’s concepts of alternate functional systems and double dissociation. Pre- and post-treatment neuropsychological testing results are presented along with ecological validity and generalization to daily functioning. The cases are presented by etiology and each section concludes with what can be learned about that etiologic process from the cognitive remediation results. This section includes blast injuries, which are still being characterized in the literature, as well as effective treatment of patients with head injury, stroke, post-neurosurgical sequelae, co-morbid disorders, subcortical disorders, attention deficit disorder, and learning disabilities. The book identifies the most commonly used neuropsychological test instruments for evaluating cognitive deficits, discusses their input and output characteristics, and does the same for the NeurXercise computer-based exercises so that the connection between testing and treatment is easy to see and develop. In addition to discussing this in the appropriate sections of the book, these are summarized in the appendixes as a reference for correlating test findings and appropriate exercises for remediating deficits.

Authors and Affiliations

  • National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, USA

    Marvin H. Podd

About the author

Marvin Podd, Ph.D. has been director of psychology training and research at the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland since 1989. There he develops and coordinates all aspects of the internship program; supervises interns; provides psychotherapy, neuropsychological attesting, and cognitive remediation; and conducts research in neuropsychology and cognitive remediation. He is also on the adjunct faculty of the Uniformed Services Uni versity of the Health Sciences. Dr. Podd is a member of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, American Psychological Association (Divison 40, Neuropsychology), and the Potomac Psychoanalytic Society, for which he served as president from 1993 through 1998. He has published and presented extensively on the subject of cognitive remediation.

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