Neuropsychology Arena

Forgetting

• Edited by Sergio Della Sala.

Published May 2010

Memory and forgetting are inextricably intertwined. In order to understand how memory works we need to understand how and why we forget. The topic of forgetting is therefore hugely important, despite the fact that it has often been neglected in comparison with other features of memory. This…
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A Tribute to the Quintessential Researcher, Clinician, and Mentor: Audrey Holland

A Special Issue of Aphasiology

• Series Edited by Laura Murray.

Published April 2010

The purpose of this special issue of Aphasiology is to honour Dr. Audrey Holland and her prolific research and clinical achievements over the past 50 years. The issue has been constructed to exemplify the breadth of Dr. Holland’s influence not only in terms of research topics (e.g., aphasia,…
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Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction

• Edited by Cynthia M. Kuhn, and George F. Koob.

Published March 2010

Understanding the phenomenon of long-lasting vulnerability to addiction is essential to developing successful treatments. Written by a distinguished international team of contributors who are authorities in their respective fields, Advances in the Neuroscience of Addiction provides an excellent…
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A Compendium of Tests, Scales and Questionnaires

The Practitioner’s Guide to Measuring Outcomes after Acquired Brain Impairment

• By Robyn L. Tate.

Published March 2010

Special pre-publication 20% discount when you order direct from Psychology Press. (The discounted price is £100 GBP/$160 USD. This special offer is valid until March 31st 2010.) This Compendium is a comprehensive reference manual containing an extensive selection of instruments developed to…
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The Right Hand and the Left Hand of History

A Special Issue of Laterality

• Edited by Chris McManus, Michael Nicholls and Giorgio Vallortigara.

Published February 2010

Left-handers have been described as "a people without a history". This special issue provides scholarly analyses of aspects of asymmetry in history, from the Renaissance to the 20th Century. Lauren Harris presents three studies describing: An 1811 American child-care manual for…
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Issues in Bilingual Aphasia

A Special Issue of Aphasiology

• Edited by Brendan Weekes.

Published February 2010

Communication disorders are a problem for people around the world. However, language disorders are rarely studied within the context of bilingualism. This is despite the fact that the majority of individuals who are affected by acquired language disorders are multilingual. Studies of bilingual…
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Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

A Special Issue of Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention

• Edited by Ralf Schlosser, and Jeff Sigafoos.

Published January 2010

Many national professional organizations of speech-language pathologists have adopted evidence-based practice (EBP) as the preferred approach to clinical practice. This mandate brings with it an added responsibility for university programs because they need to prepare future generations of…
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Perspectives on Individual Differences Affecting Therapeutic Change in Communication Disorders

• Edited by Amy L. Weiss.

Published December 2009

This volume examines the ramifications of individual differences in therapy outcomes for a wide variety of communication disorders. In an era where evidence-based practice is the clinical profession's watchword, each chapter attacks this highly relevant issue from a somewhat different…
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New Methodologies for Intervention and Outcome Measurement

A Special Issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

• Edited by James Malec.

Published December 2009

Neuropsychological rehabilitation involves many complex processes aimed at enabling people who are disabled by brain injury or disease to achieve their optimum level of physical, psychological, social and vocational well being. Theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and measures for evaluating the…
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Proceedings of the International Conference on Behavioral Health and Traumatic Brain Injury

A Special Issue of The Clinical Neuropsychologist

• Edited by George Zitnay, and Rosemarie Scolaro Moser.

Published November 2009

This Special Issue presents proceedings of the International Conference on Behavioral Health and Traumatic Brain Injury convened in October 2008 that brought together over 100 international scientists, health care professionals, policy makers, US Military personnel, and family members, addressing…
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