Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

This outstanding new handbook offers unique coverage of all aspects of neuropsychological rehabilitation. Compiled by the world's leading clinician-researchers, and written by an exceptional team of international contributors, the book is vast in scope, including chapters on the many and varied components of neuropsychological rehabilitation across the life span within one volume. Divided into sections, the first part looks at general issues in neuropsychological rehabilitation including theories and models, assessment and goal setting. The book goes on to examine the different populations referred for neuropsychological rehabilitation and then focuses on the rehabilitation of first cognitive and then psychosocial disorders. New and emerging approaches such as brain training and social robotics are also considered, alongside an extensive section on rehabilitation around the world, particularly in under-resourced settings. The final section offers some general conclusions and an evaluation of the key issues in this important field. This is a landmark publication for neuropsychological rehabilitation. It is the standalone reference text for the field as well as essential reading for all researchers, students and practitioners in clinical neuropsychology, clinical psychology, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. It will also be of great value to those in related professions such as neurologists, rehabilitation physicians, rehabilitation psychologists and medics.

Barbara A. Wilson is a Clinical Neuropsychologist who has worked in brain injury rehabilitation for 40 years. She has won many awards for her work including an OBE for services to rehabilitation and four lifetime achievement awards, one each from the British Psychological Society, the International Neuropsychological Society, the National Academy of Neuropsychology and The Encephalitis Society. The Division of Neuropsychology has named a prize after her, the Barbara A. Wilson prize for distinguished contributions to neuropsychology. She is honorary professor at the University of Hong Kong, the University of Sydney and the University of East Anglia. Jill Winegardner is Lead Clinical Psychologist at the Oliver Zangwill Centre in Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK. Her career has spanned neuropsychological rehabilitation in brain injury settings including acute inpatient rehabilitation, post-acute residential rehabilitation, and outpatient rehabilitation. She helped establish the field of neuropsychology in Nicaragua. Her clinical and research interests focus on evidence-based best practice in brain injury rehabilitation. Tamara Ownsworth is a Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology in the School of Applied Psychology and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Australia. She has over 20 years of clinical experience and research in the field. Her broad research interests include rehabilitation and psychological adjustment to neurological disorders such as traumatic brain injury, stroke and brain tumour. Caroline van Heugten is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the School for Mental Health and Neuroscience at the Maastricht University Medical Center and the department of Neuropsychology & Psychopharmacology at Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. Her main research interest is in neuropsychological rehabilitation including assessment and treatment. Over the past five years she was leader of two national research programs on rehabilitation. Caroline is the initiator and director of the Limburg Brain Injury Center.

Section One: General Issues in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Introduction Chapter 1: The Development of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: An Historical Examination of Theoretical and Practical Issues Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Treatment Chapter 3: Mechanisms of Recovery After Acquired Brain Injury Chapter 4: Assessment for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Planning Chapter 5: Goal Setting in Rehabilitation Section Two: Populations Referred for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Chapter 6: Adults with Non-Progressive Brain Injury a) Traumatic Brain Injury b) Stroke c) Encephalitis d) Anoxia e) Epilepsy Chapter 7: Adults with Progressive Conditions a) Dementia b) Multiple Sclerosis c) Parkinson's Disease d) Huntington's Disease e) Brain Tumours Chapter 8: Children with Traumatic Brain Injury Chapter 9: Other Neurological Conditions Affecting Children Chapter 10: People with Disorders of Consciousness Chapter 11: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation for Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 12 Other Populations Seen for Rehabilitation a) HIV b) Blast Injuries Section Three: Rehabilitation of Cognitive Disorders Chapter 13: Rehabilitation of Slowed Information Processing Chapter 14: Rehabilitation of Attention Disorders a) Adults b) Children Chapter 15: Rehabilitation of Working Memory Disorders Chapter 16: Rehabilitation of Memory Disorders in Adults and Children Chapter 17: Rehabilitation of Executive Functions - Adults - Children Chapter 18: Rehabilitation of Language Disorders in Adults and Children Chapter 19: Rehabilitation of Visual Perceptual and Visual Spatial Disorders in Adults and Children Chapter 20: Rehabilitation of Apraxia in Adults and Children Chapter 21: Managing Acquired Social Communication Disorders Chapter 22: Rehabilitation of Social Cognition Disorders Chapter 23: Managing Disorders of Social and Behavioural Control and Disorders of Apathy Nick Alderman and Caroline Knight Chapter 24: Rehabilitation of Challenging Behaviour in Community Settings: The Empowerment Behavioural Management Approach (EBMA) Section Four: Rehabilitation for Psychosocial Disorders Chapter 25: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for People with Brain Injury Chapter 26: Third Wave Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies: Compassion Focussed Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology for People with Brain Injury Chapter 27: Managing Self-awareness and Identity Issues Following Brain Injury Chapter 28: Psychosocial Interventions for Children/ Working with Schools and Families Chapter 29: Family-Based Support for People with Brain Injury Chapter 30: Vocational and Occupational Rehabilitation for People with Brain Injury Section Five: Recent and Emerging Approaches in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Chapter 31: Managing Fatigue in Adults after Acquired Brain Injury Chapter 32: Sexuality and Rehabilitation Following Acquired Brain Injury Chapter 33: Neurologic Music Therapy in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Chapter 34: Novel Forms of Cognitive Rehabilitation Chapter 35: Using Technology to Overcome Impairments of Mental Functions Chapter 36: Technology-based Delivery of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Chapter 37: Social Robotics in Dementia Care Section Six: Global and Cultural Perspectives on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Chapter 38: The Cost Effectiveness of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Chapter 39: A Global Perspective on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Maximising Outcomes When Funds are Short Chapter 40: The importance of culture in holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation: Suggestions for improving cultural competence Ana Paula Pereira, Jessica Fish, Donna Malley Andrew Bateman Chapter 41: Rehabilitation Around The World Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: A Global Overview a) Rehabilitation in India b) Rehabilitation in Iran c) Rehabilitation in Russia d) Rehabilitation In Taiwan e) Rehabilitation in Mainland China f) Rehabilitation in Hong Kong g) Rehabilitation in Brazil h) Rehabilitation in Argentina i) Rehabilitation in South Africa j) Rehabilitation in Botswana Section Seven: Evaluation and General Conclusions Chapter 42: Outcome Measures Chapter 43: Avoiding Bias In Evaluating Rehabilitation Chapter 44: Challenges in the Evaluation of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Effects Chapter 45: Summary and Guidelines for Best Practice in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation