Neuropsychology of children in Africa : perspectives on risk and resilience
by
Boivin, Michael Joseph, editor.
Title
:
Neuropsychology of children in Africa : perspectives on risk and resilience
Author
:
Boivin, Michael Joseph, editor.
ISBN
:
9781461468332
Physical Description
:
xx, 347 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Series
:
Specialty topics in pediatric neuropsychology
Specialty topics in pediatric neuropsychology.
General Note
:
"American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology."
Contents
:
1. Introduction to he Neuropsychology of African Children within a Co-Constructivist Paradigm -- 2. Approaches to Assessment of Very Young Children in Africa in the Context of HIV -- 3. Acknowledging Methodological Complexity in Assessing Children in HIV-affected Communities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa -- 4. Cognitive, Motor and Behavioral Development of Orphans of HIV/AIDS in Institutional Contexts -- 5. Factors Contributing to the Psychosocial Adjustment of Ugandan Preschool Children with HIV/AIDS -- 6. Examining the Psychosocial Adjustment and School Performance of Ugandan Children with HIV/ AIDs -- 7. Screening for Neurodisability in Low-Resource Settings Using the Ten Questions Questionnaire -- 8. Language Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 9. Psychosocial Aspects of Malnutrition among African Children: Antecedents, Consequences, and Interventions -- 10. Assessing the Effects of Maternal Anemia on Child Development in Benin -- 11. The Assessment of Skill Learning in African Children -- 12. The Assessment of Neuropsychological Outcomes in Pediatric Severe Malaria -- 13. Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy (CCRT) for African Children: Evidence for Neuropsychological Benefit and Future Directions -- 14. Measurement of Cognitive Outcomes of At-Risk Children Using Novelty Processing in Rural Kenyan Children -- 15. The Neuropsychology of Sickle Cell Disease in West African Children -- 16. Postscript: Towards a Universal Brain/Behavior Omnibus in the Neuropsychology of African Children.
Subject Term
:
Pediatric neuropsychology -- Africa.
Children -- Diseases -- Africa.
Child development -- Africa.
Health risk assessment -- Africa.
Public health -- Africa.
Psychology, Child -- Africa.
Neuropsychology -- Africa.
Risk Factors -- Africa.
Added Author
:
Boivin, Michael Joseph,
Giordani, Bruno,
Added Corporate Author
:
American Academy of Pediatric Neuropsychology,
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025799525 | 618.928 B685N 2013 | 1 |