1st Edition

Pathologies of Awareness: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice A Special Issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Edited By Linda Clare, Peter W Halligan Copyright 2006
156 Pages
by Psychology Press

156 Pages
by Psychology Press

This special issue of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation provides an opportunity to characterise some of the key clinical issues concerned with assessing and managing pathologies of subjective or conscious awareness. Elucidating the cognitive processes underlying awareness, and their corresponding phenomenological experiences, provides the necessary theoretical platform to inform assessments and... Read more

L. Clare, P. Halligan, Pathologies of Awareness: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice (Editorial). A. Zeman, What Do We Mean by ‘Conscious’ and ‘Aware’? T. Ro, R. Rafal, Visual Restoration in Cortical Blindness: Insights from Natural and TMS-induced Blindsight. L. Bach, A. David, Self-awareness After Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury. T. Ownsworth, L. Clare, R. Morris, An Integrated Biopsychosocial Approach to Understanding Awareness Deficits in Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Injury. T.  I. Markova, G. Berrios, Approaches to Assessment of Awareness: Conceptual Issues. P. Halligan, Awareness and Knowing: Implications for Rehabilitation.  J. Fleming, T. Ownsworth, A Review of Awareness Interventions in Brain Injury Rehabilitation.  Subject Index.

Biography

Linda Clare is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Wales Bangor.

Peter Halligan is a Professor of Psychology at Cardiff University.