Clinical
Foundations and Practice in the Neuropsychological Assessment of the
Older Patient
Kenneth Adams
VA Healthcare System-Ann
Arbor/University of Michigan, USA
Course
Prerequisites:
At least one course in neuropsychological assessment and one course in
neuropsychology at the graduate level.
Course
Description:
In the first portion of this course, Dr. Adams will review the
physical and central nervous system changes that form the basis for
neuropsychological theories and models of normal and abnormal
aging. This part of the course will take a serious look at the
issues and applicability of clinical neuropsychological assessment to
the problems of older patients. Students will learn the
parameters which should underlie the construction of a
neuropsychological test protocol to evaluate older patients at several
levels of intactness. Students will also have practiceal
exercises in the construction of test protocols for varying
purposes. Issues of expected or normative performance will
receive careful review and analysis. Finally, the integration of
psychopathology, personality and adjustment assessment with
neuropsychological data will be addressed.
Reading List
Background Readings
That Should Be Studied Prior To Attendance:
- Baltes, P.B., Staudinger, U.M., & Lindenberger, U. (1999).
Lifespan psychology: Theory and application to intellectual
functioning. Annual Review of
Psychology, 50, 471-507. pdf
- Busse, A., Bischkopf, J., Riedel-Heller, S.G., & Angermeyer,
M.C. (2003). Mild cognitive impairment: Prevalence and predictive
validity according to current approaches. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 108,
71-81. pdf
- Raz, N. (2005). The aging brain observed in vivo: Differential
changes and their modifiers. In R. Cabezo, L. Nyberg & D.
Park (Eds.), Cognitive neuroscience of aging (pp.19-57). New
York: Oxford University Press.