Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology

The first edition of the Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychology set a new standard in the field in its scope, breadth, and scholarship. The second edition comprises authoritative chapters that will both enlighten and challenge readers from across allied fields of neuroscience, whether novice, mid-level, or senior-level professionals. It will familiarize the young trainee through to the accomplished professional with fundamentals of the science of neuropsychology and its vast body of research, considering the field's historical underpinnings, its evolving practice and research methods, the application of science to informed practice, and recent developments and relevant cutting edge work. Its precise commentary recognizes obstacles that remain in our clinical and research endeavors and emphasizes the prolific innovations in interventional techniques that serve the field's ultimate aim: to better understand brain-behavior relationships and facilitate adaptive functional competence in patients.

The second edition contains 50 new and completely revised chapters written by some of the profession's most recognized and prominent scholar-clinicians, broadening the scope of coverage of the ever expanding field of neuropsychology and its relationship to related neuroscience and psychological practice domains. It is a natural evolution of what has become a comprehensive reference textbook for neuropsychology practitioners.

Joel E. Morgan, Ph.D., ABPP, was Director of Training at the VA New Jersey Healthcare System and Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosciences at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School prior to entering full time private practice in 2001. Dr. Morgan maintains a lifespan private practice in clinical and forensic neuropsychology. He is licensed as a psychologist in New Jersey and is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical Neuropsychology and the Subspecialty of Pediatric Neuropsychology. Dr. Morgan has served as a member of the editorial boards of four peer-reviewed journals and was an Oral Examiner for the American Board of Clinical Neuropsychology for ten years. He has over fifty scholarly publications as book editor and chapter author, and has over twenty-five invited addresses at national conferences.

Joseph H. Ricker, PhD, ABPP (CN, RP) is the Director of Psychology for Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Medical Center and is a Professor in the departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry and Radiology at New York University School of Medicine. He has been licensed as a psychologist in five states and is board certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in both Clinical Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology. He has served as a member of the editorial boards of five peer-reviewed journals (Journal of Clinical & Experimental Neuropsychology; Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation; The Clinical Neuropsychologist; Rehabilitation Psychology; and Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology). Dr. Ricker has a long record of federally funded research examining cognitive impairment, recovery, and rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury. His current research interests include the examination of altered cerebral blood flow and functional connectivity as they relate to cognitive impairment after brain injury, using modalities such as functional MRI, positron emission tomography, and diffusion tensor imaging.