Lisa D. Ravdin - Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia

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We are excited to bring you this revised and expanded version of the Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia , with the addition of 14 new chapters covering a wide range of topics of practical interest to clinical neuropsychologists working with older adults, as well as updated versions of the original chapters. This contribution to the Clinical Handbook in Neuropsychology series (Series Editor, William B. Barr) was envisioned as a departure from typical textbooks by focusing on concrete clinical descriptions and detailed instructions regarding how neuropsychologists evaluate various patient conditions. We asked contributing authors to help us create a How to book for neuropsychologists, encouraging experts to describe how they handle their topic of interest in their daily work, asking them to provide the reader with valuable tips to help the reader readily digest the skillful essentials of clinical practice that come from experience.

New chapters expand the breath of topics covered and include expert advice on fitness for duty evaluations, family systems and feedback, identifying elder abuse, assessing the inpatient, postoperative cognitive decline, substance use, pain, performance validity testing, management of behavioral symptoms, cognitive training and rehabilitation, epilepsy, primary progressive aphasia, assessment of patients being evaluated for mechanical circulatory support, and a thoughtful contribution on chronic traumatic brain injury. Theres a wealth of useful information for those preparing for board certification as well as essential tips that can benefit even the seasoned practitioner. We certainly feel we learned a lot by preparing this work.

The Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia, Second edition is a unique work that provides clinicians with expert guidance and a hands-on approach to neuropsychological practice with older adults. The authors of each chapter are expert practitioners, recognized by their peers as opinion leaders on their chosen chapter topics. The book is divided into three parts: Part I addresses Neuropsychological Assessment of Older Adults: The Fundamentals, highlighting issues relevant to what to address in the intake interview all the way to insightful guidance on the feedback session. Part II attends to Neuropsychological Assessment of Older Adults: Special Considerations/Common Issues. In this section, we focused on bringing you expert guidance on common considerations in the aging population, including issues such as postoperative cognitive decline, fitness for duty, and management of behavioral symptoms in dementia. In Part III, Late Life Cognitive Disorders, experts provide insights on key elements relevant to evaluating a specific population or disease state. Suggested test batteries as well as a user-friendly compilation of clinical pearls at the end of each chapter consist of expert tips and key take-home messages for that topic.

Once again, we found that contributing authors embraced the approach of providing insightful commentary based on clinical experience, and we appreciate the time they committed to the successful completion of this work. We are grateful for the guidance and support provided by our publisher, specifically individuals such as Janice Stern and Christina Tuballes, and special thanks to Katherine Chabalko for stepping in and overseeing this project through to completion. Thank you Bill Barr for the opportunity to contribute this volume to the Handbook series, and thanks to Hannah Deutsch for her assistance with administrative tasks related to the preparation of the final product.