Military neuropsychology

Springer

2010

XVI, 414 S.

9780826104489

Chapter 1 History of Military Neuropsychology; Part I - Components of Military Neuropsychological Evaluations; Chapter 2 Ethics in Military Neuropsychology; Chapter 3 Neuropsychological Fitness for Duty Evaluations; Chapter 4 Veteran's Administration (VA) Disability Determination Evaluations; Chapter 5 Malingering in Active Duty Service Members and Veterans; Part II - Specific Military Populations; Chapter 6 Blast Injuries; Chapter 7 Acute Neuropsychological Evaluations; Chapter 8 Head Injury Rehabilitation of Military Members; Chapter 9 Learning Disorders and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Chapter 10 HIV Seropositivity; Chapter 11 Aerospace Neuropsychology.

This book serves as a comprehensive resource that combines cutting-edge literature, poignant case examples, and current practices to help neuropsychologists better understand and attend to the needs of military populations. The text provides in-depth discussions of the unique features of neuropsychological evaluations in the military. The chapter authors thoroughly examine the assessment needs of various military populations, with a special emphasis on traumatic brain injury and the neurocognitive aspects of stress-related problems, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and decision-making under stress.

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