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ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VICTOR NELL-SACNA ENDOWMENT FOR THE STUDY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY IN SOUTH AFRICA

 

One of SACNA’s primary aims is to promote the professional development of clinical neuropsychology in South Africa through encouraging training and research in the field, with particular reference and relevance to the unique circumstances of the South African context.

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The following books and articles are recommended as being good texts in the field of clinical neuropsychology and related areas. This list is updated periodically. It is by no means a comprehensive list of work in the field and there are many excellent books available that are not mentioned here

 

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These texts should assist candidates wishing to write the full membership examination. The core material for the full membership examination is marked with the owl symbol (at left) in the table below.

 

 

Andersen, V., Northam, E., Hendy, J. & Wrennall, J. (2001). Developmental neuropsychology: A clinical approach. Sussex: Psychology Press.

 

 

Bauer, R. (1997). Brain damage caused by collision with forensic neuropsychologists. Paper presented at the 25th meeting of the International Neuropsychological Society, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. (Accessible on the SACNA website, click here.)

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Christensen, A-L., & Uzzell, B. P. (1994). Brain injury and neuropsychological rehabilitation: International perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

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Darby, D., & Walsh, K. W. (2005). Walsh’s neuropsychology: A clinical approach (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchhill Livingstone 

 

 

Fuller, G., & Manford, M. (2000). Neurology: An illustrated colour text. London: Churchill Livingstone.

 

 

Halligan, P. W., Kischka, U., & Marshall, J. C. (2003). Handbook of clinical neuropsychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Lezak, M. D., Howieson, D., & Loring, D. W. (2004). Neuropsychological assessment (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 

 

Lindsay, K. W. & Bone, I. (2004) Neurology & neurosurgery illustrated (4th ed.). Churchill Livingstone.

   

Lishman, W. A. (1998). Organic psychiatry: The psychological consequences of cerebral disorder (3rd ed.). London: Blackwell.

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Matarazzo, J. D. (1990). Psychological assessment versus psychological testing: validation from Binet to the school, clinic, and courtroom. American Psychologist, 45(9), 999-1017.

   

Mitchell, A. J. (2003). Neuropsychiatry and Behavioural Neurology Explained: Diseases, Diagnosis and Management. United Kingdom: Elsevier Health Sciences.

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Nell, V. (1994). Interpretation and reinterpretation of the South African Wechsler-Bellevue Adult Intelligence Scale. South African Journal of Psychology, 24(2), 100-110.

   

Nell, V. (1999). Cross-cultural neuropsychological assessment. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

   

Prigatano, G.P. (1999). Principles of neuropsychological rehabilitation. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

   

Ropper, A. H. & Brown, R. H. (2005) Adams and Victor's principles of neurology (8th ed.). USA: McGraw-Hill Medical.

   

Shuttleworth-Edwards, A., Kemp, R. D., Rust, A. L., Muirhead, J. G. L., Hartman, N. P., & Radloff, S. E. (2004). Cross-cultural effects on IQ test performance: A review and preliminary normative indications on WAIS-III test performance. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 26(7), 903-920.

   

Silver, J. M.,Yudoksky, S. C., & McAllister, T. W. (2005). The textbook of traumatic brain injury. New York: American Psychiatric Association.

   

Vanderploeg, R. D. (2000). Clinician’s guide to neuropsychological assessment (2nd ed.). Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum

   

Walsh, K. (1992). Some gnomes worth knowing. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 6(2), 119-133.