Neuropsychological Assessment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders

By Igor Grant and Kenneth M. Adams

Book Overview

A 1996 survey of the members of the American Board of Professional Psychology Diplomates, published by The Clinical Neuropsychologist journal, selected the first edition of this book as one of the "Essential Books and Journals in North American Clinical Neuropsychology"--a list which included only 10 other titles The Second Edition has improved further on this high standard. While the authors have retained the same general structure--with the addition of a set of three chapters on psychosocial outcomes--virtually the entire book has been rewritten and thoroughly updated to reflect recent developments in this area of knowledge. Part I features new chapters on the Iowa-Benton approach, on cognitive screening methods, and on computers and memory. Part II has been expanded with new chapters on Tourette's syndrome, acute and chronic hypoxemia, HIV infection, schizophrenia, Huntington's disease, and an expanded chapter on Parkinson's disease. Part III is entirely new, and it focuses on life quality outcome in head injury and pulmonary disease. Considerably enlarged in size, this book will remain the basic reference on the neuropsychological aspects of diseases affecting brain and behavior.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019509073X
• ISBN13: 9780195090734
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.2" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Essential reference work for neuropsychologists

The earlier edition sat on my shelf for about a decade. When the new edition arrived I was at first uneasy, as I had trouble finding some sections that I had valued in the previous edition. However, this is because Grant and Adams have made a very substantial revision to the first edition. This edition has summaries of the neuropsychological research on the following conditions: Dementia (40 very dense pages), Parkinson's and Parkinsonism, Huntington's, Tourette's, Epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, cerebrovascular disease (30 pages), hypoxia in medical conditions, diabetes, HIV, alcoholism, drug abuse, metal exposure, schizophrenia, depression, and memory dysfunction in general. Opening sections on the theory of neuropsychological assessment and a closing five chapters on consequences of TBI, assessment of driving, everyday functioning, and ability to comply with treatment orders round out the book. The section on parkinsonism includes commonalities and differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's, parkinson disease (with and without dementia), Lewy body, PSP, and 3 subtypes of MSA. I just consulted this chapter to formulate hypotheses on a current case, and it matches very closely to the advice found in "Behavioral neurology of dementia." The section on toxins is limited to lead and mercury, with a nod to arsenic and thallium. The section on neuropsychology of drug abuse (my area of interest) contains reasonable clinical summaries of our current knowledge. That is, it includes the nature and degree of impairment that might be apparent to a neuropsychologist evaluating a patient in the clinic, while omitting the subtler deficits sometimes apparent to a researcher using, say, event-related potential EEG. In sum, this book is an excellent first reference for a clinical neuropsychologist to consult on a wide variety of neuropsychiatric and medical problems that may present in a particular patient. It is worth updating if you own the older edition.

Probably the most comprehensive book in its field

This is a tremendous collection of studies as put together by Grant and Adams.It is the best I have seen and is a cornerstone in neuropsychology assessment.The sheer amount of information and detailed descriptions are relatively easy to follow along with varying degrees of diverse opinions.If someone knows of a better book,please contact me.