Description
This book explores neuropsychological considerations in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of sports-related concussions and their aftereffects.
Up to ten percent of all athletes in contact sports will suffer from concussion at some point, and as many as 3 million sports-related concussions are reported each year. In this volume, expert contributors in neuropsychology and sports medicine describe treatment for persistent postconcussive symptoms, including posttraumatic headache and migraine, depression and anxiety. They explore genetic factors that can impact symptoms and diagnosis, as well as the use of neuroimaging in diagnosis and treatment; measurement issues such as sex differences, assessment of effort in evaluations, and computerized testing that can affect the validity of neuropsychological results; and exciting new treatment options such as virtual reality tools.
Given the recent shocking findings on the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in professional football players, the importance of correctly diagnosing and treating sports-related concussions cannot be overstated. Neuropsychology of Sports-Related Concussion gives clinicians and researchers the tools they need to combat this problem, and help save lives.
About the Author
Peter A. Arnett, PhD, received his doctorate in psychology (Clinical) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is currently a psychology professor and director of the Neuropsychology of Sports Concussion and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Programs at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). Dr. Arnett's research has focused on clinical neuropsychology, with an emphasis on understanding cognitive and emotional functioning in those who have suffered from sports-related concussion or MS. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) and a past winner of NAN's Nelson Butters Award for Research Contributions to Clinical Neuropsychology. He is the author of more than 130 research articles and book chapters and has edited another book, Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance. Dr. Arnett has given numerous national and international talks on sports-related concussion and on MS. He has worked clinically with hundreds of people who have experienced sports-related concussions. Dr. Arnett has served as the program chair of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) meeting, editor of the NAN Bulletin, a board member of the INS, and the director of clinical training at Penn State.
Book Information
ISBN 9781433829796
Author Peter A. Arnett, PhD
Format Hardback
Page Count 403
Imprint American Psychological Association
Publisher American Psychological Association
Up to ten percent of all athletes in contact sports will suffer from concussion at some point, and as many as 3 million sports-related concussions are reported each year. In this volume, expert contributors in neuropsychology and sports medicine describe treatment for persistent postconcussive symptoms, including posttraumatic headache and migraine, depression and anxiety. They explore genetic factors that can impact symptoms and diagnosis, as well as the use of neuroimaging in diagnosis and treatment; measurement issues such as sex differences, assessment of effort in evaluations, and computerized testing that can affect the validity of neuropsychological results; and exciting new treatment options such as virtual reality tools.
Given the recent shocking findings on the prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in professional football players, the importance of correctly diagnosing and treating sports-related concussions cannot be overstated. Neuropsychology of Sports-Related Concussion gives clinicians and researchers the tools they need to combat this problem, and help save lives.
About the Author
Peter A. Arnett, PhD, received his doctorate in psychology (Clinical) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He is currently a psychology professor and director of the Neuropsychology of Sports Concussion and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Programs at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State). Dr. Arnett's research has focused on clinical neuropsychology, with an emphasis on understanding cognitive and emotional functioning in those who have suffered from sports-related concussion or MS. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN) and a past winner of NAN's Nelson Butters Award for Research Contributions to Clinical Neuropsychology. He is the author of more than 130 research articles and book chapters and has edited another book, Secondary Influences on Neuropsychological Test Performance. Dr. Arnett has given numerous national and international talks on sports-related concussion and on MS. He has worked clinically with hundreds of people who have experienced sports-related concussions. Dr. Arnett has served as the program chair of the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) meeting, editor of the NAN Bulletin, a board member of the INS, and the director of clinical training at Penn State.
Book Information
ISBN 9781433829796
Author Peter A. Arnett, PhD
Format Hardback
Page Count 403
Imprint American Psychological Association
Publisher American Psychological Association
