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A groundbreaking and accurate guide to the latest digital technology relevant to neuropsychology clinicians, researchers, and trainees Neuropsychology in the Age of Digital Health: Exploration, Application, and Practical Implementation, delivers a practical, up-to-date guide to the implementation of digital health tools in clinical and training settings. This includes authoritative and accurate discussions of the incorporation of digital screening tools and comprehensive assessment methods into neuropsychology practice environments, while also discussing the use of digital cognitive health tools in disease management and how those tools can be used as part of stepped-care models and population health management. Readers will find:
- Practical advice for integrating new digital tech into clinical and educational settings, with original data gleaned from a survey of current clinical neuropsychology trainees
- Effective strategies for addressing the most pertinent ethical challenges that arise from the use of digital technology in this field
- Examinations of exploratory tools that are useful in research settings and that have potential applications in clinical work
Neuropsychology in the Age of Digital Health is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in clinical and research neuropsychology, practicing clinical and research neuropsychologists, and students of graduate-level cognitive assessment courses.
List of contents
Contents Modules:
I.A. A Brief History of the Digital Evolution in Neuropsychology
Section 1: A Brief History of the Digital Evolution in Neuropsychology
Author: Shifali Singh
Section 2: Neuropsychologists and Digital Tools for Cognitive Health Management
Author: Sara Weisenbach
II. Current Applications of Technology in Neuropsychology
Chapter 2. Advancing Cognitive Health: Digital Screening Tools
Authors: Kathryn Marton, Adaeze Njoku, Brianna Clark, Michelle H Chen
Chapter 3: Digital Tools for Assessing Cognitive Health in the Aging Brain
Authors: Kelly Atkins & Elena Tsoy
Chapter 4
: Incorporating and Validating Digital Tools in Clinical Assessment
Author: Shifali Singh
Chapter 5
: Exploratory Digital Tools for Measuring Cognitive Health
Section 1: Capturing Behavior in the Real-world with Digital Tools
Author: Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
Section 2: Digital Neuropsychology and the Assessment of Cognitive Change
Authors: Nelson Arley Roque & Laura Thi Germine
Section 3: AI in Clinical Practice Authors: Liz Angoff & Gerald Angoff
II. Leveraging Technology for Integration in the Broader Medical System
Chapter 6: Utilizing Digital Health Tools in Psychiatric Practice
Authors:Ipsit Vahia & Ana Trueba
Chapter 7: Digital Health Tools in Stepped-Care Models
Author: Sara Weisenbach
Chapter 8: Population Health Management
Section 1: The Role of Neurotechnology in Population Health Management
Author:Margaret Lanca
Section 2: Leveraging Technology to Tackle Inequalities in Research and Clinical Settings
Authors: Meredith C. Rowe, Christopher Gonzalez, Averi Giudicessi, Daniel Saldana, & Yakeel T. Quiroz
III. Implementation, Future Directions, and Ethical Challenges
Chapter 9: Training in Technology and Innovation for Clinical Neuropsychology
Author: Robert M. Bilder
Chapter 10: Neurotechnology in Clinical Practice
Authors: Stephen Gillaspy & Scott Sperling
Chapter 11: Neurotechnology and Trainees
Authors: Ross Divers, Rini Kaplan, Jessica Lanctot, Travis Marchman, Katelin Curtis, Shifali Singh, & Sara Weisenbach
Chapter 12: Ethical challenges for artificial intelligence in clinical practice and research: a case study on people with dementia
Authors: Bettina Husebø, Justin Haugland-Pruitt, & Monica Patrascu
About the author
Dr. SHIFALI SINGH, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Neuropsychologist, and the Director of Digital Neuropsychology and Brain Health at McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Her research aims to modernize neuropsychological evaluations using novel digital technologies. Dr. Singh additionally owns a private practice, Cambridge Neuropsychology, and works as an associate at a venture capital fund, where she invests in digital health companies. She currently teaches courses at Harvard College related to technology and mental health. Dr. Singh holds leadership positions in APA and SCN, serving as Past-President of Division 12 Section 10, Board Member of the CPT Advisory Board, and the founder of the ANST Neuro-technology Initiative.
Dr. SARA L. WEISENBACH, Ph.D., ABPP is an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the chief of Neuropsychology at McLean Hospital, a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, and a clinical translational researcher. Throughout her career she has sought to improve quality of life for individuals with cognitive and psychiatric concerns through delivery of top-notch patient care, cutting-edge research, education, and mentorship, and service to the fields of neuropsychology and geriatric psychiatry. She is a nationally recognized expert in cognitive and emotional health in older adults and a past president of the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology of the American Psychological Association.
