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Dysexecutive Syndromes by Alfredo Ardila, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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Dysexecutive Syndromes by Alfredo Ardila, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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From Alfredo Ardila
Dysexecutive Syndromes by Alfredo Ardila, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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The concept of executive functioning has become central in understanding normal and abnormal cognitive processes. This timely volume analyzes the diverse conditions that can result in executive function disturbances, providing research about underlying causes, exploring the differences between developmental and acquired executive """"dysfunctions,"""" and providing approaches for the assessment of executive dysfunction both in children and in adults. In doing so, it addresses a gap in the literature in its analysis of executive function deficits and their link with psychopathology in psychiatric patients for the management of clinical symptoms and social adjustment. Among the specific topics examined:Theoretical approaches for the analysis of the diverse dysexecutive syndromesCommon executive dysfunction syndromes found during childhood development: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disordersConsequences of executive function deficits in the use of information technology Executive dysfunction and personality disordersCommon executive function tests, assessment issues in executive dysfunction, and cross-cultural and bilingual questions in assessment of executive dysfunction Dysexecutive Syndromes: Clinical and Experimental Perspectives expertly extends the analysis of executive functions and dysfunctions from a fundamental and clinical perspective. It is essential reading for clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists, and graduate and post-graduate students in psychology, neurology, and the health neurosciences, as well as clinicians, counselors, and psychometricians working with neuropsychiatric assessment. | Dysexecutive Syndromes by Alfredo Ardila, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters