TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Is neuropsychology a psychosocial science?
JO  - Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology
A1  - Rourke, Byron P.
SP  - 691
EP  - 699
VL  - 30
IS  - 6
N2  - Many early investigators of brain-behavior relationships focused their investigative efforts on the psychiatric implications of brain damage and dysfunction. Descriptions of emotional dyscontrol and other psychosocial difficulties appeared frequently in their writings. Although dimensions of perception, memory, and cognition dominate the current neuropsychological literature, the psychosocial implications of patterns of neuropsychological assets and deficits retain their importance (e.g., in the study of the dementing diseases of adulthood). Our investigations of brain-behavior relationships and their impact on psychosocial functioning have attempted to expand upon and chart a somewhat different (subtypal) course for this area of study. One clearly evident conclusion of these efforts is that neuropsychology is a psychosocial science. Some implications of our findings for research and clinical practice are outlined.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1380-3395
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13803390701679901
ID  - ref1
ER  -