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  • 13 - Clinical Neuropsychology

  • Douglas A. Bernstein, University of South Florida, Bethany A. Teachman, University of Virginia, Bunmi O. Olatunji, Vanderbilt University, Andres De Los Reyes, University of Maryland
  • Book:
    Introduction to Clinical Psychology
    Published online:
    31 October 2024
    Print publication:
    31 October 2024, pp 323-347

  • Summary

    This chapter describes basic principles of neuropsychology, patterns of neuropsychological dysfunction, methods of neuropsychological assessment, and neuropsychological approaches to psychopathology. It presents a history of clinical neuropsychology and illustrates the ways in which clinical neuropsychologists perform assessments and help design interventions for patients who experience neurological, cognitive, and/or psychological dysfunction related to conditions stemming from developmental, medical, degenerative, or other kinds of problems. It also highlights their research on both normal and abnormal brain functioning, pointing out that this research has helped shed light on psychological disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, and on neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or the effects of a concussion. The chapter portrays clinical neuropsychology as a rapidly growing field for which specialized training is required. Its practitioners must understand brain–behavior relationships and develop competence with a variety of assessment and intervention techniques that are unique to the field.

  • Neuropsychological deficits in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

  • KIM BUSICHIO, LANA A. TIERSKY, JOHN DELUCA, BENJAMIN H. NATELSON
  • Journal:
    Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society / Volume 10 / Issue 2 / March 2004
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    01 March 2004, pp. 278-285

  • The degree of neuropsychological dysfunction across multiple domains was examined in individuals suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In this descriptive study, a similar series of neuropsychological tests was administered to a group of CFS patients and healthy participants. More specifically, CFS patients (n = 141) who met the 1994 Case Definition criteria were compared to 76 healthy control participants on tests of memory, attention (concentration), speed of information processing, motor speed, and executive functioning. On the 18 measures administered, CFS patients scored 1 standard deviation below the healthy mean on nine measures and scored 2 standard deviations below the healthy mean on four of the measures. Moreover, results indicated that CFS patients were more likely than healthy controls to fail (1.6 SD below the healthy mean) at least one test in each of the following domains: attention, speed of information processing, and motor speed, but not on measures of memory and executive functioning. Finally, CFS patients demonstrated a greater total number of tests failed across domains. (JINS, 2004, 10, 278–285.)