Applied Clinical Neuropsychology

Abstract

Reviews the book, Applied Clinical Neuropsychology edited by Jan Leslie Holtz (see record [rid]2010-25132-000[/rid]). The author indicates that this book was written for either upper division undergraduates or early year graduate education, or perhaps for the clinician without prior training or education in neuropsychology. The initial section of the book covers the history of clinical neuropsychology, and then goes right into the basics of neural activity: the nervous system, neurodegenerative disorders, and acquired neuropathology. The author does a nice job integrating medical and philosophical views of behavior dating from the Neolithic period to current views. The next major book division covers the practice aspects of clinical neuropsychology. The third division of the text covers various forms of rehabilitation: cognitive and memory rehabilitation, individual and family therapy, ending with psychopharmacology. The final book division is on specific areas within neuropsychology and ends with the author’s view of the future of neuropsychology. Overall, the book reaches the author’s goal of providing a link between undergraduate biopsychology or physiological psychology texts. This book will not be of interest to those with graduate education and training in neuropsychology. It will be of interest and value to those who teach at the undergraduate level, or even for those who teach at the terminal Master’s degree level. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)