Neuropsychology and the Hispanic Patient : A Clinical Handbook

By 2010, 15% of the U.S. population will be Hispanic.Neuropsychology and the Hispanic Patient: A Clinical Handbookbrings together internationally recognized authorities to address the cultural, methodological, research, and forensic issues that must be considered by neuropsychologists seeking to be maximally effective in their work with members of the fastest-growing American minority group. It includes: * useful assessment decision trees; * summaries of normative data; * descriptions of tests available in Spanish; * extensive HIV and pediatric references; and * numerous charts and illustrations. Reflecting the latest demographic information and covering the developmental spectrum from pediatric to geriatric, this landmarkHandbookwill become an indispensable reference tool for clinicians and researchers alike.

Marcel O. Ponton is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California. Los Angeles School of Medicine and Director of the Los Angeles County Itinerant Neuropsychology Clinic at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Jose Leon-Carrion is Professor of Neuropsychology and Director of the Human Neuropsychology Laboratory at the University of Seville in Spain.