Pediatric Neuropsychological Intervention

From The Critics

Reviewer: Christopher J. Graver, PhD, ABPP-CN(Madigan Healthcare System)
Description: As medical treatment for potentially life-threatening diseases and injuries improves, greater focus is being placed on post-treatment outcomes and interventions. In the case of diseases such as brain tumors, neuropsychological interventions are increasingly being sought by children's healthcare providers and parents alike. This book provides information about these types of interventions.
Purpose: The intent is to provide information about the available interventions for a variety of neuropsychological illnesses and a review of the empirical evidence for each treatment.
Audience: Pediatric neuropsychologists and school psychologists are the main audience for this book. Pediatric neurologists and psychiatrists will also find this useful in formulating their treatment plans. It assumes some familiarity with neuropsychological concepts and instruments. The authors have a wealth of clinical and scholarly experience in pediatric neuropsychology and have gathered a distinguished group of contributing authors.
Features: The book begins with topics related to pediatric neuropsychological assessment and treatment, moves into specific interventions for various diseases and disorders, and finishes with an exploration of medical and investigational treatments. Although the first section is geared towards general issues, it contains a more specific chapter on educational interventions and how neuropsychologists can interface with the school system. In the second section, each chapter contains background information about the pathophysiology of the disease, neuropsychological sequelae, and neuropsychological interventions. A wide variety of diseases and disorders are included, such as traumatic brain injury, cancer, ADHD, autism, and movement disorders, to name just a few. The final section addresses such key issues as pharmacological interventions, the use of fMRI in cognitive assessment, and cognitive rehabilitation in a pediatric population. The figures and tables are useful for succinctly conveying the information. Additionally, there is a section of radiological color plates at the end. The references are plentiful and pertinent, and the index is detailed.
Assessment: This comprehensive, clinically focused book is tremendously helpful in understanding pediatric neuropsychological interventions and the empirical basis for these treatments. While there is no instruction for implementing neuropsychological interventions, it is an indispensable guide to choosing appropriate treatments.

From the Publisher

"With their team of experts, [the editors] have produced a work that should be essential reading for pediatric neuropsychologists, child clinical psychologists, school psychologists, pediatric neurologists and pediatric psychiatrists."
--Fetal and Pediatric Pathology

This comprehensive, clinically focused book is tremendously helpful in understanding pediatric neuropsychological interventions and the empirical basis for these treatments... An indispensable guide to choosing appropriate treatments."
--Doody's Book Review Service