Synopsis "Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology"
I. Foundations and Current Issues.- 1. Development of Neuropsychology as a Professional Psychological Specialty: History, Training, and Credentialing.- 2. Development of the Child's Brain and Behavior.- 3. Neurodevelopmental Anomalies and Malformations.- 4. Development of Higher Brain Functions in Children: Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Perspectives.- 5. Mechanisms and Development of Cerebral Lateralization in Children.- 6. Neuropsychology of Child Psychopathology.- 7. Pediatric Brain Injury: Mechanisms and Amelioration.- 8. Neuropsychological Bases of Common Learning and Behavior Problems in Children.- 9. Measurement and Statistical Problems in Neuropsychological Assessment of Children.- 10. Models of Inference in Evaluating Brain-Behavior Relationships in Children.- II. Neuropsychological Diagnosis.- 11. Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Batteries for Children.- 12. The Nebraska Neuropsychological Children's Battery.- 13. Applications of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) in Neuropsychological Assessment.- 14. Utilizing a Neuropsychological Paradigm for Understanding Common Educational and Psychological Tests.- 15. Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment of Child and Adolescent Memory with the Test of Memory and Learning.- 16. Assessment of Behavior and Personality in the Neuropsychological Diagnosis of Children.- 17. Neuroimaging in Pediatric Neuropsychology.- 18. Psychophysiological Evaluation of Neuropsychological Disorders in Children.- 19. Neuropsychological Assessment of Spanish-Speaking Children and Youth.- III. Techniques of Intervention.- 20. Neurocognitive Interventions for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders: A Transactional Model.- 21. The Biofeedback Treatment of Neurological and Neuropsychological Disorders of Childhoodand Adolescence.- 22. Approaches to the Cognitive Rehabilitation of Children with Neuropsychological Impairment.- 23. Pediatric Brain Injury Rehabilitation in a Neurodevelopmental Milieu.- 24. Treating Traumatic Brain Injury in the Schools: Mandates and Methods.- 25. The Neuropsychology of Epilepsy: Overview and Psychosocial Aspects.- 26. The Neuropsychology of Pediatric Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Drugs.- 27. Neuropsychological Effects of Stimulant Medication on Children's Learning and Behavior.- 28. Nonstimulant Psychotropic Medication: Desired Effects and Cognitive/Behavioral Adverse Effects.- 29. Neuropsychological Sequelae of Substance Abuse by Children and Youth.- IV. Special Topics in Clinical Child Neuropsychology.- 30. Neuropsychological Aspects of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.- 31. Neuropsychological and Neurobehavioral Sequelae Associated with Pediatric HIV Infection.- 32. Child Behavioral Neuropsychology: Update and Further Considerations.- 33. Neuropsychological Sequelae of Chronic Medical Disorders in Children and Youth.- 34. Coping and Adjustment of Children with Neurological Disorder.- 35. Psycholegal Issues for Clinical Child Neuropsychology.- 36. Child Neuropsychology in the Private Medical Practice.
