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Zusatztext "With Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromes! Goldstein! Incagnoli! and Puente provide clinicians and advanced trainees a window into the latest clinical conditions that are encountered by neuropsychologists and a refreshing view of conditions that clinicians have struggled to understand for decades. The editors! distinguished scholars and practitioners themselves! have assembled a group of contributing authors who are experts on the topics that they cover in the book. No other resource offers such thorough coverage of this collection of the newest and reconceptualized syndromes encountered in the practice of clinical neuropsychology." - Shane Bush! Ph.D.! Director! Long Island Neuropsychology! President! National Academy of Neuropsychology"Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromes is an edited work by three distinguished clinical neuropsychologists. The volume includes a state of the art compilation of chapters on topics that should be of interest to both clinical neuropsychological practitioners and researchers. The chapters brings together in one source up to date information on syndromes and conditions that represent new challenges to the field; it is a must have reference work that would also complement graduate level clinical neuropsychology courses." - Robert J. McCaffrey! Ph.D! ABN! ABPdN Professor of Psychology! University at Albany! State University of New York! USA"This book reflects the extensive development of contemporary neuropsychology. Many syndromes described in the book! like syndrome of ADHD in adults! toxicological disorders! chronic fatigue or "deployment" syndromes are new for the neuropsychological literature! some others are reconceptualized. The volume is also very important for better understanding of neurobehavioral consequences in neurodevelopmental disorders! such as autism! preterm birth. This book will be a valuable resource for neuropsychologists and other specialists in neuroscience." - Janna M. Glozman! Ph.D.! Moscow State University! Russia"The concept behind Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromesis unique and timely: discuss the neuropsychology of neurobehavioral syndromes that have newly appeared! been reworked conceptually! or been better understood in recent years! presumably with the goal of familiarizing clinicians with emerging diagnostic concepts! features! and related research. Thebook truly does a service by bringing accessible and relevantliterature reviews to any interested clinical neuropsychologypractitioner who needs to know the neurobehavioral issuesassociated with these illnesses. At just over 300 pages!Contemporary Neurobehavioral Syndromes is relativelybrief by the standards of many edited textbooks in neuropsychologyand behavioral neurology. This text! however!fills a unique niche in the fairly crowded market of textbooksin neuropsychology." - Nancy Hebben! Ph.D.! Department of Psychiatry! Harvard Medical School Informationen zum Autor Gerald Goldstein holds a Master's degree in education from the City College of New York and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Kansas. He is a Senior Research Career Scientist in the Department of Veterans Affairs and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Formerly he was a faculty member of the Department of Psychology at the University of Kansas and a Fellow of the Menninger Foundation. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology in Clinical Neuropsychology and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychopathological Association. He has authored 185 papers, authored or edited 15 books, and written numerous book chapters in the areas of neuropsychology, schizophrenia, alcoholism, autism, and homelessness. Theresa M. Incagnoli holds a Ph.D. in psychology from St. John's University and has completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Neuropsychology from the University ...
