2nd Edition

Developmental Disorders of the Brain

388 Pages
by Psychology Press

388 Pages
by Psychology Press

388 Pages
by Psychology Press

Developmental Disorders of the Brain: Brain and Behaviour addresses disabilities that occur or have their roots in the early, developmental phase of life which are of utmost concern to parents, siblings, carers and teachers. This text describes the latest clinical and behavioral findings of disorders which largely or entirely involve the frontostriatal (basal ganglia) system including... Read more
Acknowledgements; Foreword;  1. The Basal Ganglia- Dr Katherine A. Johnson 2. The Frontal Cortex- Katherine A. Johnson  3. Cerebellar Cognitive Affective Syndrome -Dr Darren Hocking 4. New Technologies In Clinical Neuroscience, Dr Natalia Albein-Urios 5. Developmental Coordination Disorder- Dr Christian Hyde  6. Language Disorder- Dr Jarrad Lum 7. Autism Spectrum Disorder- Professor Nicole J. Rinehart  8. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Professor Mark A. Bellgrove 9.  Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder- Dr Jessica Green  10.  Depression- Professor Jeff Daskalakis  11. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- Dr Richard Moulding  12. Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome- Dr Diane Sheppard 13. Addiction- Dr Jodie Naimfell  14. Gambling Disorder - Dr Felicity Lorains 15. Schizophrenia - Dr Tamara May 16. Williams Syndrome - Dr Darren Hocking 17.  Friedreich Ataxia- Dr Louise Corben  18. Fragile X Syndrome and other FMR1-related conditions- Esther Ginsberg 19.  Cerebellar-Frontal-Parietal Axis in Developmental Disorders- Dr Claudie Kraan  20.  Last Thoughts; Index

Biography

Nicole J. Rinehart is currently professor of Psychology (Clinical) at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia

John L. Bradshaw is Emeritus professor of Psychology and researcher at Monash University, Australia

Peter Enticott is currently associate professor of Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia