What is clinical neuropsychology?
Clinical neuropsychology is a psychology industry that focuses on the connection between human behavior and the anatomy of the brain. Doctors in this specialty can assess and treat various disorders, including brain injuries, dementia and congenital disorders. In clinical neuropsychology, a number of objective tests are used to assess the patient's cognitive and behavioral function. Once the disorder is properly diagnosed, a neuropsychologist may develop a treatment course especially for the patient's needs. Clinical neuropsychology focuses on brain disorders that are caused by physiological problems rather than those caused by emotional or psychiatric disorders.
Although clinical neuropsychology is a branch of psychology, it has a significantly different focus than general psychology. Although emotional or psychiatric disorders dealing with clinical neuropsychology with a physiological cause to be treated with a neuropsychologist. These experts are looking for physical problems in the patient's brain to determineIce and treatment options for various disorders. The diagnosis and treatment of these disorders requires deep knowledge of the anatomy of the brain.
In clinical neuropsychology, a number of tests are used to determine whether a physiological problem or cognitive disorder is responsible for the patient's behavior. These tests are most often used to determine whether there are problems with memory or thinking. They evaluate the patient's ability to pay attention, give information, information about processing and manipulate objects. The tests are designed to be objective and compare the results of the patient with the results of people with normal brain function. Testing can help identify a disorder or area of the brain that is damaged and can be used to evaluate the current function of the patient and determine the baseline to determine whether subsequent treatment is effective.
Once the disorder is identified, the physician may implement the treatment plan. Therapy, treatment, surgeonIic procedure and behavior modifications can be used in the treatment of neuropsychological disorders. One of the most common disorders treated with clinical neuropsychology is physical damage to the brain. Patients who were in an accident are often evaluated to determine whether to damage the brain and how best to treat this damage. Elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease, stroke and dementia and pediatric patients with congenital disorders may also have physical brain damage that can be assessed and treated.