New Books from Psychology Press and Routledge

April- June 2012

Neuropsychology

  1. BCoS Cognitive Screen

    By Glyn W. Humphreys, Wai-Ling Bickerton, Dana Samson, M. Jane Riddoch

    Following different kinds of brain damage, including stroke, head injury, carbon monoxide poisoning, and degenerative change, people can experience a range of cognitive problems, in addition to any difficulties in motor function. These problems strongly influence a patient’s ability to recover, but...

    Published May 7th 2012 by Psychology Press

  2. Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia

    Edited by Bernice A. Marcopulos, Matthew M. Kurtz

    Series: American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology/Psychology Press Continuing Education Series

    Clinical Neuropsychological Foundations of Schizophrenia is the first practitioner-oriented source of information on the neuropsychology of schizophrenia. This volume demonstrates the growth in what is known about cognition in schizophrenia, its assessment, and how this informs clinical practice....

    Published July 2nd 2012 by Psychology Press

  3. Perspectives on Agrammatism

    Edited by Roelien Bastiaanse, Cynthia K. Thompson

    Series: Brain, Behaviour and Cognition

    Agrammatic aphasia (agrammatism), resulting from brain damage to regions of the brain involved in language processing, affects grammatical aspects of language. Therefore, research examining language breakdown (and recovery) patterns in agrammatism is of great interest and importance to linguists,...

    Published April 4th 2012 by Psychology Press