The fourth edition of this comprehensive sourcebook on adult neuropsychology presents a clear and well-documented exposition of brain-behavior relationships underlying higher mental activity with a practical guide to neuropsychological testing.

    It discusses the psychological, neurological, and statistical bases of neuropsychology and relates them to test interpretation. The revised fourth edition reviews more than 200 psychological tests and neuropsychological assessment techniques. The chapter on examination procedures now contains sections on cognitive functioning in pain and PTSD patients. The chapter on brain disorders includes new material on electrical/lightning injuries, migraine, Alzheimer's disease and other dementing disorders, and both medical and psychological treatments. The fully revised chapter on assessing response bias describes and evaluates more than 60 tests, test combinations, and other measures for detecting questionable effort within the context of forensic neuropsychological assessment. This is a most helpful text for all clinical psychologists who would like to increase their knowledge of neuropsychological testing. Hardcover, illus., 1,032 pp.