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" Handbook of Neuropsychology and Aging "
edited by Paul David Nussbaum.
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731952
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edited by Paul David Nussbaum.
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Handbook of Neuropsychology and Aging\ edited by Paul David Nussbaum.
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Boston, MA: Springer US : Imprint : Springer, 1997
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Critical issues in neuropsychology
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1489918574
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: 1489918590
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: 9781489918574
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: 9781489918598
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1. Introduction --;2. Age-Related Change in Cognitive Function --;3. Personality and Normal Aging --;4. Anatomy and Physiology of the Aging Human Brain --;5. Psychosocial Aspects of Aging --;6. Mood Disorders --;7. Anxiety Disorders --;8. Psychotic Disorders in Late Life --;9. Substance Abuse in Elderly Individuals --;10. The Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease --;11. Frontotemporal Dementias --;12. Vascular Dementia: Clinical Assessment, Neuropsychological Features, and Treatment --;13. Neuropsychological Evaluation of Subcortical Dementia --;14. Alcoholic Korsakoff's Syndrome --;15. Parkinson's Disease: Neurobehavioral Consequences of Basal Ganglia Dysfunction --;16. Huntington's Disease --;17. Late-Life Depression: A Neuropsychological Perspective --;18. Neuropsychological Aspects of Epilepsy in the Elderly --;19. Geriatric Head Injury --;20. Aphasia --;21. The Neuropsychology of Stroke --;22. Aging and Mental Retardation --;23. Neurological Evaluation in the Elderly --;24. Neuropsychological Assessment --;25. Memory Assessment of the Older Adult --;26. The Relationship between Neuropsychology and Functional Assessment in the Elderly --;27. Neuroimaging in Normal Aging and Dementia --;28. Electroencephalography in the Elderly --;29. Psychotherapy with Older Adults: Theoretical Issues, Empirical Findings, and Clinical Applications --;30. Behavior Modification of Older Adults --;31. Elderly Caregivers and Care Receivers: Facts and Gaps in the Literature --;32. Geriatric Psychopharmacology: An Update and Review --;33. Electroconvulsive Therapy --;34. Memory Rehabilitation --;35. Guardianship and the Elderly --;36. Conclusion.
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They discuss a wide range of disorders, including areas of recent research - such as frontal lobe dementias and the neuropsychological aspects of late life depression - and clinical problems typically given insufficient consideration in other works, such as seizure disorder, head injury, and mental retardation.
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Geriatrics.
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Medicine.
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Paul David Nussbaum
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