The Neuropsychology of Women

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Sociology.; Clinical psychology.; Neuropsychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Gender Studies.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; General Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.

The Neuropsychology of Women Edited by Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, Private Practice, Cleveland The male brain has traditionally set the standard in the neuroscientific literature, whether the topic was normal development or pathological conditions; yet complex factors contribute to women having assessme...

Table of Contents:

• to the Neuropsychology of Women
• Brain Development: Evidence of Gender Differences
• Neuroimaging in Women
• Women and Traumatic Brain Injury
• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• The Neuropsychology of Dyslexia: Differences by Gender
• Sex and Gender Differences in the Assessment, Treatment, and Management of Epilepsy
• Critical Issues in Chronic Illnesses of Women
• Neuropsychology of Eating Disorders
• Aging and Gender.