General and Domain-Specific Effectiveness of Cognitive Remediation after Stroke: Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis
Rogers, J.M., Foord, R., Stolwyk, R.J., Wong, D., & Wilson, P.H.
Cognitive remediation (CR) has been shown to improve cognitive abilities following a stroke. However, an updated quantitative literature review is needed to synthesize recent research and build understanding of…
Predictors of Neuropsychological Outcome After Pediatric Concussion
Beauchamp, M. H., Aglipay, M., Yeates, K. O., Désiré, N., Keightley, M., Anderson, P., Brooks, B. L., Barrowman, N., Gravel, J., Boutis, K., Gagnon, I., Dubrovsky, A. S., & Zemek, R.
Objective: Previous research suggests that neuropsychological outcome after pediatric…
Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review
Goode, A.P., Coeytaux, R.R, Maslow, G.R., Sherika Hill, N.D., Namdari, B., LaPointe, N.M.A., Befus, D., Lallinger, K.R., Bowen, S.E., Kosinski, A., McBroom, A.J., Sanders, G.D., & Kemper, A.R.
CONTEXT: Nonpharmacologic treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) encompass a range of care…
Heterogeneity of Neuropsychological Impairment in HIV Infection: Contributions from Mild Cognitive Impairment
Kathryn N. Devlin, Tania Giovannetti
Abstract Despite longstanding acknowledgement of the heterogeneity of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), existing HAND diagnostic methods classify according to the degree of impairment, without regard to the…
Effort Testing in Dementia Assessment: A Systematic Review
Claire McGuire, Stephanie Crawford, Jonathan J Evans
Abstract Objective Interpretation of neuropsychological test data is only valid when appropriate effort has been exerted. Research, however, suggests that neuropsychologists do not always formally…
What types of recommendations are we giving patients? A survey of clinical neuropsychologists
Molly Z. Meth, John P. K. Bernstein, Matthew Calamia & Daniel Tranel
Abstract Objective: To identify types of recommendations that neuropsychologists most frequently give to patients, and determine which specific recommendations are…
Financial capacity in dementia: a systematic review
Objectives: Financial capacity (FC) refers to a set of cognitively mediated abilities related to one’s competency to manage propriety and income. Identifying intact from impaired FC in older persons with dementia is a growing concern in geriatric practice, but the…
Antisocial Personality Disorder in Older Adults: A Critical Review
Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) has enormous negative impacts on the affected individuals, their loved ones, and society. This burden is intensified by the social and functional changes related to age. The lower prevalence of ASPD in older adults compared to…
Communicating a diagnosis of dementia: A systematic mixed studies review of attitudes and practices of health practitioners
Abstract The aim of this study is to systematically review practitioners’ practices and attitudes in regards to communicating a diagnosis of dementia. A systematic search was conducted of Scopus, Web of Science and PubMed for English language original empirical papers….
Progress and Challenges in Frontotemporal Dementia Research: A 20-Year Review
The landscape of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) has evolved remarkably in recent years and is barely recognizable from two decades ago. Knowledge of the clinical phenomenology, cognition, neuroimaging, genetics, pathology of the different subtypes of FTD, and their relations to other…