Neuropsychological assessment of work-related injuries [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Shane S. Bush, Grant L. Iverson

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Guilford Press, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (434 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8521075
• Soggetto topico: Psychic trauma - Diagnosis; Neuropsychology; Wounds and injuries - Diagnosis
• Altri autori: BushShane S. <1965-> IversonGrant L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright Page; About the Editors; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; PART I. WORK- RELATED INJURIES; CHAPTER 1. Traumatic Brain Injury in the Workplace; CHAPTER 2. Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Professional Athlete; CHAPTER 3. Electrical Injury in the Workplace; CHAPTER 4. Neurotoxic Exposure Injuries in the Workplace; CHAPTER 5. Neuropsychological Consequences of Injury in Military Personnel; PART II. MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC PAIN; CHAPTER 6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the Workplace ; CHAPTER 7. Depression in the Context of Workplace InjuryCHAPTER 8. Neuropsychological Aspects of Chronic Pain; PART III. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE ISSUES; CHAPTER 9. Neuropsychological Evaluation and Treatment: The Clinician's Perspective; CHAPTER 10. The Neuropsychological IME; CHAPTER 11. Neuropsychological Assessment and Consultation in Forensic Practice: A Practical Approach to Work-Related Injuries; CHAPTER 12. The Behavioral Health Provider as a Participant in the Disability Determination Process: Evaluations, Terminology, and Systems ; CHAPTER 13. Applying Neuropsychology in Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention: Issues in Work Access and Work ReturnCHAPTER 14. Evidence-Based Neuropsychological Assessment Following Work-Related Injury; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Unique in its focus, this book provides an evidence-based framework for assessing work-related neurological and psychological injuries. Meeting a key need, chapters address a range of problems encountered in the workplace: traumatic brain injury, sports concussion, electrical injury, exposure to neurotoxic substances, posttraumatic stress, depression, and brain and psychological injuries experienced in combat. Professionals will find the best available tools and strategies for conducting effective, ethical evaluations of injured workers, making diagnostic determinations, considering ca
• Titolo autorizzato: Neuropsychological assessment of work-related injuries
• ISBN: 1-4625-0318-7; 1-283-43121-1; 9786613431219; 1-4625-0240-7; 1-4625-0239-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791956503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II