Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementia

This comprehensive update offers practical advice for professionals working inneuropsychology with older adults. Focusing on fundamentals, common issues,special considerations, and late-life cognitive disorders, respected names in this criticalspecialty address a wide range of presenting problems and assessment, diagnostic,and treatment concerns. Th roughout, coverage pays keen attention to detail, bringingreal-world nuance to large-scale concepts and breaking down complex processes intodigestible steps. And like its predecessor, the new Handbook features recommendationsfor test batteries and ends each chapter by extracting its "e;clinical pearls."e;A sampling of the topics covered:* Assessment of depression and anxiety in older adults.* The assessment of change: serial assessments in dementia evaluations.* Elder abuse identifi cation in older adults.* Clinical assessment of postoperative cognitive decline.* Cognitive training and rehabilitation in aging and dementia.* Diff erentiating mild cognitive impairment and cognitive changes of normalaging.* Evaluating cognition in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.This Second Edition of the Handbook on the Neuropsychology of Aging and Dementiaoffers a wealth of expert knowledge and hands-on guidance for neuropsychologists,gerontologists, social workers, and other clinicians interested in aging. Th is can be avaluable reference for those studying for board certifi cation in neuropsychology as wellas a resource for veteran practitioners brushing up on key concepts in neuropsychologyof age related disorders.