Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Principles and Applications

Front Cover......Page 1
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Principles and Applications......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of contributors......Page 10
The Miracle of the Human Brain—The Basis for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation......Page 12
Neuropsychological Assessment—A Precursor to the Development of a Sound Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Program......Page 13
The Role of Neuronal Plasticity......Page 14
Major Influences and Recent Advances in the Development of Rehabilitative Neuropsychology......Page 15
Methods of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation......Page 16
Caregiver Burden: Giving Till It Hurts......Page 17
Rehabilitation of Pediatric Populations......Page 18
Conclusion......Page 19
References......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis......Page 24
Cognitive Retraining for Restoring Brain Function......Page 26
The BFT Program Modules......Page 28
Retraining for Restoration of Attention......Page 30
Retraining of Working Memory......Page 32
Visuospatial Analysis and Synthesis......Page 33
Response Inhibition Ability......Page 34
Conclusions......Page 38
References......Page 39
3 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Healing the Wounded Brain Through a Holistic Approach......Page 44
Cognitive Tasks......Page 46
Mediation of Motivation......Page 47
Mediation of Individual and Psychological Differentiations......Page 48
Psychotherapy......Page 49
Financial and Employment Issues......Page 51
Family Therapy......Page 53
Marital and Sexual Issues......Page 54
Other Professional Services......Page 57
Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation......Page 59
Process Issues During Cognitive Retraining......Page 61
Counseling and Therapy......Page 62
References......Page 63
4 EEG Neurofeedback Training in Clinical Conditions......Page 68
Alcohol Dependence Syndrome......Page 70
Cognitive Impairment in ADS......Page 71
Traumatic Brain Injury......Page 74
Cognitive Impairment in TBI......Page 75
Neurofeedback Training in TBI......Page 76
EEG Neurofeedback Training in Stroke......Page 81
Conclusion......Page 84
References......Page 85
Introduction......Page 90
Components of Applied Behavior Analysis......Page 92
Models for Assessment......Page 93
Application of Reinforcement Principles in Neuropsychological Rehabilitation......Page 94
Social Skills Training......Page 96
Other Behavior Therapy Procedures in TBI......Page 97
Applications of Behavioral and Cognitive Behavioral Programs in Self- and Emotion Regulation......Page 98
Applications to Schizophrenia......Page 101
Case Illustrations......Page 103
References......Page 106
6 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Neurological Conditions: A Circuitry Approach......Page 114
Memory Rehabilitation......Page 115
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in India......Page 116
Theories of Executive Functions......Page 119
Neural Circuitry Mediating Executive Functions......Page 121
Divided Attention......Page 123
Self-Regulation Task......Page 124
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Based on Neural Circuitry: Case Studies......Page 126
References......Page 130
7 Cognitive Remediation of Neurocognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia......Page 134
Neurocognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia......Page 135
Cognitive Remediation: A Treatment Method to Ameliorate Cognitive Deficits......Page 137
Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia......Page 138
Cognitive Remediation Using the Integrated Psychological Intervention Program: A Case Illustration......Page 141
Preintervention Assessment of the Caregiver......Page 144
Sustained and Divided Attention......Page 145
Focused Attention......Page 146
Information Processing......Page 147
Stop Tasks with Movements......Page 148
Categorization of Beads......Page 149
Motor Set-Shifting Tasks......Page 150
Comprehension and Production of Emotions......Page 151
Family Intervention......Page 152
Postintervention Assessment of the Caregiver......Page 153
Summary......Page 154
Cognitive Remediation in the Early Phase of the Illness......Page 155
Summary and Future Directions......Page 157
References......Page 158
8 Neuropsychological Intervention for Specific Learning Disorder: An Innovative Approach......Page 166
Specific Reading Disorder......Page 168
Phonological Awareness in the Indian Context......Page 169
Specific Mathematical Disorder......Page 170
Disorders of Written Expression......Page 171
The School System in India......Page 172
Prevalence of Learning Disorder in India......Page 173
Interventions for Specific Learning Disorder in India......Page 174
Issues Pertinent to the Indian Context......Page 177
References......Page 183
9 Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: Critical Analysis......Page 188
Ideal Duration......Page 190
Is Improvement and Generalization Just a Game of Numbers?......Page 192
Economic Costs......Page 193
Ill-Defined Outcome Measures......Page 194
Dearth of Published Material......Page 195
Homogeneity in Population......Page 196
Brain Functional Imaging Methods......Page 197
Expanding Horizons......Page 198
Educational Perspective......Page 199
References......Page 200