Principles and Practice of Lifespan Developmental Neuropsychology

Covers the empirical foundations and current practice of developmental neuropsychology from infancy through adolescence, to adulthood and into later life.

Jacobus Donders (Edited by), Scott J. Hunter (Edited by)

9780521896221, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 January 2010

500 pages, 10 b/w illus. 33 tables
25.2 x 19.3 x 2.7 cm, 1.22 kg

"Although this book is intended for neuropsychologists, clinical psychologists and psychiatrists also may find it of interest....the fourth chapter on neuroimaging, which contains some beautiful examples of the advanced techniques that have been developed, such as diffusion tensor imaging."
--Doody's Review Service

Lifespan developmental neuropsychology is the study of the systematic behavioral, cognitive, and psychosocial changes and growth that occur across infancy, adolescence, adulthood and later life. This book provides insight into how brain-behavior relationships change over time, how disorders differ in presentation across the lifespan, and what longer-term outcomes look like. Providing practical guidance in a succinct and accessible format, this book covers the most common neurodevelopmental, behavioral and cognitive disorders, including but not limited to ADHD, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, and epilepsy. Key points concerning the practice of developmental neuropsychology are emphasized in order to aid understanding of neuropsychological development and its impact on behavior, emotion, cognition, and social integration. This will be essential reading for advanced graduate students and early career professionals in the fields of neuropsychology, pediatric psychology, clinical psychology, school psychology, and rehabilitation psychology, as well as practitioners in the allied fields that interact with neuropsychology.

Section 1. Theory and Models: 1. A lifespan review of developmental neuroanatomy John Willamson
2a. Developmental models in pediatric neuropsychology Jane Holmes Bernstein
2b. Models of developmental neuropsychology: adult & geriatric Tyler J. Story and Deborah K. Attix
3. Multicultural considerations in lifespan neuropsychological assessment Thomas Farmer and Clemente Vega
Section 2. Disorders: 4. Structural and functional neuroimaging throughout the lifespan Brenna C. McDonald and Andrew J. Saykin
5a. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents David Marks, Joey Trampush and Anil Chacko
5b. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults Margaret Semrud-Clikeman and Jodene Goldenring Fine
5c. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a lifespan synthesis Jeffrey M. Halperin, Anne-Claude V. Bedard and Olga G. Berwid
6a. Learning disorders in children and adolescents Gregory M. Stasi and Lori G. Tall
6b. Learning disorders in adults Elizabeth P. Sparrow
6c. Synthesis of chapters on learning disabilities: overview and additional perspectives H. Lee Swanson
7a. Infants and children with spina bifida Heather B. Taylor, Susan H. Landry, Lianne English and Marcia Barnes
7b. Adolescence and emerging adulthood in individuals with spina bifida: a developmental neuropsychological perspective Kathy Zebracki, Michael Zaccariello, Frank Zelko and Grayson N. Holmbeck
7c. Spina bifida/Myelomeningocele and Hydrocephalus across the lifespan: a developmental synthesis Ilana Gonik, Scott J. Hunter and Jamila Cunningham
8. Cerebral palsy across the lifespan Seth Warchausky, Desiree White and Marie van Tubbergen
9a. Intellectual disability across the lifespan Bonnie Klein-Tasman and Kelly Janke
9b. Lifespan aspects of PDD/autism spectrum disorders (ASD) Julie M. Wolf and Sarah J. Paterson
9c. Autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability: common themes and points of divergence Marianne Barton, Colby Chlebowski and Deborah Fein
10a. Hearing loss across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives Betsy Kammerer, Amy Szarkowski and Peter Isquith
10b. Visual impairment across the lifespan: neuropsychological perspectives Lisa M. Noll and Lana L. Harder
11a. Traumatic brain injury in childhood Michael W. Kirkwood, Keith Owen Yeates and Jane Holmes Bernstein
11b. Adult outcomes of pediatric traumatic brain injury Miriam Beauchamp, Julian Dooley and Vicki Anderson
11c. Neurobehavioral aspects of traumatic brain injury sustained in adulthood Tresa Roebuck-Spencer, James Banos, Mark Sherer and Thomas Novack
11d. Traumatic brain injury in older adults Felicia C. Goldstein and Harvey S. Levin
11e. Traumatic brain injury across the lifespan: A long-term developmental perspective Jacobus Donders
12a. Pediatric aspects of epilepsy Lindsey Felix and Scott J. Hunter
12b. A lifespan perspective of cognition in epilepsy Michael Seidenberg and Bruce Hermann
13a. Leukemia and lymphoma across the lifespan Kevin R. Krull and Neelam Jain
13b. Lifespan aspects of brain tumors Celiane Rey-Casserly
14. Lifespan aspects of endocrine disorders Geoffrey Tremont, Jennifer Duncan Davis, and Christine Trask
15. Metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders across the lifespan Richard Ziegler and Elsa Shapiro
16a. Psychopathological conditions in children and adolescents Abigail B. Sivan
16b. Psychopathological conditions in adults Anthony C. Ruocco, Elizabeth Kunchandy and Maureen Lacy
16c. Neuropsychological aspects of psychopathology across the lifespan: a synthesis Alexandra Zagoloff and Scott Hunter.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]