Overview
- Editors:
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Antonio E. Puente
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Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, USA
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Robert J. McCaffrey
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Department of Psychology, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, USA
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Constitutional and Demographic Factors
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- Eugene K. Emory, Tammy M. Savoie, Joan Ballard, Marion Eppler, Cynthia O’Dell
Pages 15-48
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- Morris J. Cohen, Walter B. Branch, W. Grant Willis, Lisa L. Weyandt, George W. Hynd
Pages 49-79
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- Alfredo Ardila, Monica Rosselli, Feggy Ostrosky-Solis
Pages 181-192
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- Sonia Manuel-Dupont, Alfredo Ardila, Monica Rosselli, Antonio E. Puente
Pages 193-210
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Psychopathological Factors
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Front Matter
Pages 211-213
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- Susan M. Orsillo, Robert J. McCaffrey
Pages 215-261
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- Peter J. Newman, Jerry J. Sweet
Pages 263-307
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- Elaine Walker, Marsha Lucas, Richard Lewine
Pages 309-334
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- Arthur Macneill Horton Jr.
Pages 335-352
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Biological and Environmental Factors
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Front Matter
Pages 375-377
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- Eugene R. Delay, Walter Isaac
Pages 379-417
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About this book
The growth of clinical neuropsychology has been unprecedented. This growth has been oriented more toward the provision of than toward the foundation for services. Thus, while a greater number of psychologists are performing a greater number of neuropsychological procedures, there seems to us an uneven parallel growth between these services and the empirical foundations for them. It should come to no one's surprise that increasingly aggressive attacks on the field have been leveled. Despite these attacks, clinical neuropsychology con tinues to enjoy exceptional growth within psychology and acceptance by other health practitioners, insurance companies, legislators, judges, juries, and above all, consumers of our services. Growth without self-reflection is a dangerous enterprise, as is growth without directions. We find it disconcerting that existing and limited "self analysis" has assumed that neuropsychological dysfunction is immune to the same variables that affect psychological dysfunction. Some attention has been paid to the most obvious ones, such as age, but all others have been ignored and/ or misunderstood. This neglect has spawned a body of knowledge replete with questionable data and unfounded conclusions. Hence, it is surprising that clinical neuropsychologists consider themselves to be more scientifically sound than their regular clinical counterparts.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, USA
Antonio E. Puente
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Department of Psychology, The University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, USA
Robert J. McCaffrey