Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology / Edition 1

by Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen

Overview

The past decade has brought important advances in our understanding of the brain, particularly its influence on the behavior, emotions, and personality of children and adolescents. In the tradition of its predecessors, the third edition of the Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology enhances this understanding by emphasizing current best practice, up-to-date science, and emerging theoretical trends for a comprehensive review of the field. Along with the Handbook’s impressive coverage of normal development, pathology, and professional issues, brand-new chapters highlight critical topics in assessment, diagnostic, and treatment, including, The role and prevalence of brain dysfunction in ADHD, conduct disorder, the autistic spectrum, and other childhood disorders; The neuropsychology of learning disabilities; Assessment of Spanish-speaking children and youth; Using the PASS (planning, attention, simultaneous, successive) theory in neurological assessment; Forensic child neuropsychology; Interventions for pediatric coma. With singular range, timeliness, and clarity, the newly updated Handbook of Clinical Child Neuropsychology reflects and addresses the ongoing concerns of practitioners as diverse as neuropsychologists, neurologists, clinical psychologists, pediatricians, and physical and speech-language therapists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306428791
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	01/01/1989
Series:	Critical Issues in Neuropsychology Series
Edition description:	1989
Pages:	600
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 11.69(h) x 0.05(d)

About the Author

Reynolds, Cecil R. (Texas A & M Univ); Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine (The Brown Schools of West Texas)

The contributors represent the specialties of psychology, psychiatry, neuropsychology, and neurology. Most are from U.S. universities and academic medical centers, with one each from Canada, Spain, and Ecuador. Institutions prominently represented include Emory Univ, Univ of Florida, Brigham Young Univ, Ball State Univ, and Colorado State Univ.

Table of Contents

I Foundations and Current Issues

1 Development of Neuropsychology as a Professional Psychological Speciality: History, Training, and Credentialing Lawrence C. Hartlage Charles J. Long 3

2 Development of the Child's Brain and Behavior Bryan Kolb Bryan D. Fantie 19

3 Development of Cerebral Lateralization in Children Marcel Kinsbourne 47

4 Development of Higher Brain Functions: Birth Through Adolescence Lawrence V. Majovski David Breiger 67

5 Neuropsychology of Child Psychopathology Michael G. Tramontana Stephen R. Hooper Tiffany Watts-English Tywanda Ellison T. Carter Bethea 117

6 Neurodevelopmental Malformations: Etiology and Clinical Manifestations George W. Hynd Allison E. Morgan Melanie Vaughn 147

7 Pediatric Brain Injury: Mechanisms and Amelioration Lisa D. Stanford Jill M. Dorflinger 169

8 Neuropsychological Basis of Learning Disabilities Sam Goldstein Adam Schwebach 187

9 Measurement and Statistical Problems in Neuropsychological Assessment of Children Cecil R. Reynolds Benjamin A. Mason 203

10 Models of Inference in Evaluating Brain-Behavior Relationships in Children Eileen B. Fennell Russell M. Bauer 231

II Neuropsychological Diagnosis

11 Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Batteries for Children Nancy L. Nussbaum Melissa R. Bunner 247

12 The Nebraska Neuropsychological Children's Battery Charles J. Golden 267

13 Applications of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd Edition in Neuropsychological Assessment Kristen L. Mays Randy W. Kamphaus Cecil R. Reynolds 281

14 Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment with the Test of Memory and Learning, Second Edition Cecil R. Reynolds Judith K. Voress 297

15 Utilizing aNeuropsychological Paradigm for Understanding Common Educational and Psychological Tests Robert L. Rhodes Rik Carl D'amato Barbara A. Rothlisberg 321

16 Assessment of Behavior and Personality in the Neuropsychological Diagnosis of Children Phyllis Anne Teeter Laura Eckert Amy Nelson Peter Platten Margaret Semrud-Clikeman Randy W. Kamphaus 349

17 Psychophysiological Evaluation of Neuropsychological Disorders in Children Thalia Harmony 383

18 The Assessment of the Hispanic Child Margo A. Candelaria Antolin M. Llorente 401

III Techniques of Intervention

19 Neurocognitive Interventions for Childhood and Adolescent Disorders: A Transactional Model Phyllis Anne Teeter 427

20 Brain Injury Rehabilitation of Children and Youth: Neurodevelopmental Perspectives H. Dennis Kade Elaine Fletcher-Janzen 459

21 The Neuropsychology of Pediatric Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Drugs Thomas L. Bennett Maile R. Ho 505

22 Neuropsychological Effects of Stimulant Medication on Children's Learning and Behavior Ronald T. Brown Brian P. Daly 529

23 Nonstimulant Psychotropic Medication: Desired and Adverse Cognitive Events Manuel L. Cepeda 581

IV Special Topics in Clinical Child Neuropsychology

24 Child Clinical Neuropsychology of Drug Abuse Arthur Macneill Horton, Jr. Arthur Macneill Horton, III 599

25 Neuropsychological Aspects of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Sam Goldstein Kordell Kennemer 617

26 Neurobehavioral and Neurodevelopmental Sequelae Associated with Pediatric HIV Infection Antolin M. Llorente Christine LoPresti Paul Satz 635

27 Neuropsychological Sequelae of Chronic Medical Disorders in Children and Youth Richard A. Berg John C. Linton 671

28 Coping and Adjustment of Children with Neurological Disorder Timothy B. Whelan Marie L. Walker 703

29 Child Forensic Neuropsychology: A Scientific Approach Robert J. Mccaffrey Julie E. Horwitz Julie K. Lynch 729

30 Neuropsychology and Coma Management Joan W. Mayfield Linda Pedersen Frank Mcdonald 745

31 Neuropsychological Aspects of Pervasive Developmental and Autism Spectrum Disorders Priscilla A. Bade-White John E. Obrzut Philip P. Randall 765

32 Using the Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive (PASS) Theory Within a Neuropsychological Context Jack A. Naglieri Cara Conway Sam Goldstein 783

Index 801

Editorial Reviews

This work serves as a text for undergraduate and graduate courses in clinical child neuropsychology and related fields, as a reference for practitioners and professors, and as a stimulant to research. Major sections address foundations and current issues, neuropsychological diagnosis, techniques of intervention, and new aspects of the field (including legal issues). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Reviewer: Christopher J Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN(Madigan Healthcare System)
Description: Clinical child neuropsychology is a highly specialized field requiring advanced training in developmental psychology, neuroanatomy, and neuropathology. This book reviews the field from the necessary training to specific disorders to treatment and rehabilitation.
Purpose: The book appears to have several aims. The first is to provide an overview of the field, the training and credentialing necessary to practice in the field, and other professional issues. The second is to provide information about the assessment process, and the third is to extensively review the literature regarding specific diseases and related treatments.
Audience: The audience is primarily clinical child neuropsychologists, but students of psychology and neuropsychology would also benefit from the comprehensive coverage. The editors and contributing authors are well-known and recognized experts in the field.
Features: There are many updates to this third edition, including new chapters and new authors. Some areas of new or expanded coverage include ADHD, learning disabilities, drug abuse, Hispanic populations, and pervasive developmental disorders. The book is bursting with information, sometimes with seemingly unending text without benefit of tables or figures, which would make it more readable. The information is generally of high quality and up to date. The inclusion of literature reviews for treatment options is especially welcome. Nevertheless, the chapter on pediatric brain injury rehabilitation is feeble, with many references to adult programs. Readers will find coverage of different neuropsychological approaches to the assessment of children, but the inclusion of the Luria-Nebraska battery is perplexing, given that the test author could come up with only two references to support it, one of them being the test manual. Chapters on the use of psychotropics in children are of critical importance and live up to expectations. The references throughout the book are generally excellent, but occasionally study conclusions are overinterpreted without an analytical look at methodological study flaws (e.g., claims about cognitive dysfunction associated with PTSD). There could be better coverage of learning disabilities, as well medical conditions, as both receive short shrift. Additionally, there is a vast hole in the book, with no discussion of motivation, effort, and symptom validity, which can have more influence on low performance than genuine neurological illness. Thus, practitioners failing to consider this issue are not only practicing in a substandard way according to professional guidelines, but also run the risk of misattributing the cause of low scores, which in itself can have devastating outcomes for children.
Assessment: This handbook is filled with an abundance of useful information and guidance in the practice of child neuropsychology. Readers will find it a welcome addition to their library, as long as they are aware that it is focused more on the practice of child neuropsychology than on providing a comprehensive review of neuropsychological functioning in various diseases.

Doody's Review Service

From the reviews of the third edition:

“A useful, valid attempt to accomplish an integration of topics in an emerging field, representing both its diversity and its divergency.” (Contemporary Psychology, 43:9 (1998)

"Reynolds … and Fletcher-Janzen, who works in private practice, offer a handbook containing 32 chapters for psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, pediatricians, and physical and speech-language therapists on clinical child neuropsychology. … chapters cover the history of the field, child development, malformations, intervention, neuropsychological diagnosis, and special topics such as coping and aspects associated with HIV." (SciTech Book News, March, 2009)

"This book reviews the field from the necessary training to specific disorders to treatment and rehabilitation. … The audience is primarily clinical child neuropsychologists, but students of psychology and neuropsychology would also benefit from the comprehensive coverage. … This handbook is filled with an abundance of useful information and guidance in the practice of child neuropsychology. Readers will find it a welcome addition to their library … ." (Christopher J. Graver, Doody’s Review Service, December, 2009)

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