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Neuropsychology of Children in Africa
. Ed(S): Boivin, Michael J.; Giordani, Bruno
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Description for Neuropsychology of Children in Africa
Hardback. Spanning assessment approaches and public health risk factors, including biocultural constructs and genomic technologies, this book shows how the young brain develops and adjusts in adversity. The book takes a lifespan approach to prevention and intervention. Editor(s): Boivin, Michael J.; Giordani, Bruno. Series: Specialty Topics in Pediatric Neuropsychology. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMH; JMM; MJN; MJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 713.
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 bringing needed aid to the continent while creating a template for helping children worldwide.
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 bringing needed aid to the continent while creating a template for helping children worldwide.
The studies in Neuropsychology of Children in Africa clearly illustrate how the brain develops and adjusts in the face of adversity. Contributors span assessment approaches and public health risk factors, and represent established topics and emerging lines of research, including biocultural constructs and genomic technologies. Together, these chapters argue ... Read more
- Assessment of very young children in Africa in the context of HIV.
- Psychosocial aspects of malnutrition among African children.
- Assessment of neuropsychological outcomes in pediatric severe malaria.
- Neurodisability screening using the Ten Questions questionnaire.
- The neuropsychology of sickle cell disease in West African children.
- Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Thera
As a guide to current findings or a springboard for new studies, Neuropsychology of Children in Africa is a necessary reference for researchers, policymakers, and diverse professionals in global aid organizations, and across the discipline.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
367
Condition
New
Series
Specialty Topics in Pediatric Neuropsychology
Number of Pages
347
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461468332
SKU
V9781461468332
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Boivin, Michael J.; Giordani, Bruno
Michael J. Boivin is Associate Professor in the International Neurologic and Psychiatric Epidemiology Program at Michigan State University and an adjunct research investigator with the Neuropsychology Section at the University of Michigan. A former Fulbright research scholar to the DR Congo (1990-91) and Uganda (2003-04), he presently helps lead NIH-sponsored studies in Uganda pertaining to the neurocognitive effects of HIV ... Read more
Reviews for Neuropsychology of Children in Africa
“A welcomed introduction to the landscape of pediatric neuropsychology in Africa and significantly expands the range of cultures and conditions included in most academic texts on cross-cultural neuropsychology. … The text will likely be most attractive to brain-related practitioners and educators who work in the referenced regions as well as scientists who are confronting similar challenges in other resource-limited settings. ... Read more