Handbook of Neuropsychology and Aging

Normal Aging. Cognitive Functioning; R. Wilson. Personality and Behavior; C. Starratt. Physiology; D.C. Martin. Psychosocial Aspects; J. Nadler. Psychiatric Disorders of Late Life. Mood Disorders; H. Koenig. Anxiety Disorders; C.J. Schramke. Psychotic Disorders; G. Goldstein. Substance Abuse; D.N. Allen. Neuropsychological Disorders of Late Life. Alzheimer's Disease; D.P. Salmon. Frontal Lobe Dementia; M. Usman. Vascular Dementia; J.L. Cummings. Subcortical Dementia; M.R. Lovell. Korsakoff's Disease; M. Oscar-Berman. Parkinson's Disease; M.W. Bondi. Huntington¿s Disease; F. Bylsma. Late Life Depression; P.D. Nussbaum. Assessment Procedures and the Older Patient. Neurological Evaluation; J. Brillman. Neuropsychological Assessment; A. La Rue. Memory Assessment; L.S. Rockey. Functional Assessment;M. McCue. Neuroimaging Procedures; E.D. Bigler. Eletroencephalogram; P.J. Snyder. Treatment Interventions and the Older Patient. Psychotherapy; J. Bortz. Behavioral Management; A.J. Goreczny. The Caregiver; S. Wallsten. Psychopharmacology; B. Zimmer. Electroconvulsant Therapy; B.H. Mulsant. Cognitive Rehabilitation; M. Butters. Legal Issues; D.A. Krauss. 7 Additional Articles. Index.

`The Handbook of Neuropsychology of Aging can, in any case, be fully recommended to both students and clinicians with interest in geriatric psychiatry and the neurology of old age. This book gives an opportunity to learn the essential research data and clinical facts from experts in a field of growing importance for neuropsychology.' Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 6:4 (2000)