Leaders in neuropsychology, behavioral neurology, speech and language
science, neuropsychiatry, and many other disciplines contribute to this
volume, the first comprehensive review of knowledge in the field. They
discuss a wide range of disorders, including areas of recent research -
such as frontal lobe dementias and the neuropsychological aspects of
late life depression - and clinical problems typically given
insufficient consideration in other works, such as seizure disorder,
head injury, and mental retardation. Normal aging is also covered in
detail, and assessment procedures and clinical interventions are given
thorough treatment. Other highlights include discussions of guardianship
and caregiving personality and behavior, psychotic disorders,
Alzheimer's, and head trauma.