Marcel O. Pontón - Neuropsychology and the Hispanic patient: a clinical handbook

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Neuropsychology
and the Hispanic Patient

A Clinical Handbook

Edited by
Marcel O. Pontn
University of California, Los Angeles
Jos Len-Carrin
University of Seville

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Copyright 2001 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

All rights reserved. No part of the book may be reproduced in any form,
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without prior written permission of the publisher.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Neuropsychology and the Hispanic patient : a clinical handbook / edited by
Marcel O. Pontn, Jos Len-Carrin.
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0805826149 (cloth)ISBN 0805826157 (paper)
1. Clinical neuropsychology Cross-cultural studies Handbooks, manuals, etc.
2. Hispanic Americans Mental health Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Pontn, Marcel O.
II. Len-Carrin, Jos.
[DNLM: 1. Nervous System Diseasesdiagnosis. 2. Hispanic Americanspsychology.
3. Nervous System Diseasestherapy. 4. Neuropsychological Tests. WL 141 N49367 2000]
RC386.6.N48 N494 2000
616.89'68073 dc2100042221

Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper,
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To Nicole, Gabriel, and Daniel
as they prepare to live during
the Hispanic century in the U.S.
El futuro est en sus manos.

M.O.P.

For all those Hispanic people living
in the States who are giving the best
of themselves every day to make
this nation even greater.

J. L.-C.

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Move over John. Make way for Jose, which in 1998 became the most popular baby boy's name in California and Texas.

Garvey & McDonnell, 1999

U.S. demographics are changing rapidly. Any test developer interested in having an accurate reflection of U.S. demographics in its normative base must of necessity include Hispanics. By 2010, a time when most current neuropsychological tests will need revision, 15% of the U.S. population will be Hispanic. By 2050, one in every four Americans will be Hispanic. Accurate representation of Hispanics in the normative database of our neuropsychological tools is not a political issue but a scientific one. How should test developers proceed with the appropriate representation of Hispanics in their tools? What cultural issues should neuropsychologists take into account in their assessment and treatment of Hispanic patients? This volume, Neuropsychology and the Hispanic patient: A Clinical Handbook, attempts to provide practical tools for the clinician working with this population.