Neuropsychology of Children in Africa Perspectives on Risk and Resilience /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Boivin, Michael J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Giordani, Bruno (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: Specialty Topics in Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Θέματα: Psychology.; Public health.; Pediatrics.; Neuropsychology.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Public Health.; Cross Cultural Psychology.

Increasingly, global humanitarian efforts are focusing on improving the lives of children. And among the developing world, the African nations are particularly affected by extreme weather conditions, devastating pandemics, and armed conflict. Neurocognitive science offers significant avenues toward...

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• 1.Introduction: The Neuropsychology of African Children within a Co-Constructivist Paradigm
• 2.Approaches to Assessment of Very Young Children in Africa in the Context of HIV
• 3.Acknowledging Methodological Complexity in Assessing Children in HIV-affected Communities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
• 4.Cognitive, Motor and Behavioral Development of Orphans of HIV/AIDS in Institutional Contexts
• 5.Factors Contributing to the Psychosocial Adjustment of Ugandan Preschool Children with HIV/AIDS
• 6.Examining the Psychosocial Adjustment and School Performance of Ugandan Children with HIV/ AIDs
• 7.Screening for Neurodisability in Low-Resource Settings Using the Ten Questions Questionnaire
• 8.Language Development in sub-Saharan Africa
• 9.Psychosocial Aspects of Malnutrition among African Children: Antecedents, Consequences, and Interventions
• 10.Assessing the Effects of Maternal Anemia on Child Development in Benin
• 11.The Assessment of Skill learning in African Children
• 12.The Assessment of Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Severe Malaria
• 13.Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CCRT) for African Children: Evidence for Neuropsychological Benefit and Future Directions
• 14.Measurement of cognitive outcomes of at-risk children using Novelty Processing in rural Kenyan children
• 15.The Neuropsychology of Sickle cell Disease in West African Children
• 16.Postscript: Towards a Universal Brain/Behavior Omnibus in the Neuropsychology of African Children.