Neuropsychology of Asians and Asian-Americans

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Overview of Issues Related to Serving Asian and Asian American Clients

   • J. Mark Davis

   Pages 1-15

3. Ethical Considerations in Neuropsychological Assessment of Asian Heritage Clients

   • Anthony T. Dugbartey

   Pages 17-25

4. Linguistic Factors and Language Assessment of Asians

   • Andrew Moody

   Pages 27-54

5. Society and Acculturation in Asian American Communities

   • Tieyuan Guo, Soo Yun Uhm

   Pages 55-76

6. Mental Illness from an Asian American Perspective

   • Soo Yun Uhm

   Pages 77-90

7. Understanding Differences in Cognition Across the Lifespan: Comparing Eastern and Western Cultures

   • Charles Zaroff, Rik Carl D’Amato, H. Allison Bender

   Pages 91-116

8. Understanding the Neuroscience of Clients with Asian Heritage

   • Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, Jesse Bledsoe

   Pages 117-133

9. Clinical Interviewing and Qualitative Assessment with Asian Heritage Clients

   • Esther Yuet Ying Lau

   Pages 135-149

10. Neuropsychological Test Selection with Clients Who Are Asian

    • Cynthia A. Riccio, Hyunhee Yoon, Anita Sohn McCormick

    Pages 151-174

11. What Do We Need to Know Before Serving Asian and Asian American Clients?

    • Rik Carl D’Amato, Yuan Yuan Wang, J. Mark Davis

    Pages 175-186

12. Back Matter

    Pages 187-193

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Neuropschology with Asians and Asian Americans

Practical and Theoretical Considerations

 

J. Mark Davis and Rik Carl D'Amato, editors

 

 

The challenge of cultural competence for health providers is more than the recognition of other ethnicities: it entails the balancing of group and individual factors to apply relevant information in diagnostic and therapeutic settings. Particularly in need of culturally appropriate services are Asians and Asian Americans, populations that are diverse, growing, and underserved by Asian practitioners.

 

Neuropsychology with Asians and Asian Americans takes cultural neuroscience to new levels in its variety and usefulness. Focusing on the largest groups of Far East and Southeast Asian descent, this leading-edge reference examines the influence of culture on psychological processes and identifies sociocultural factors as they influence neurological aspects of client presentation. This expert coverage goes beyond well-known constructs of "collectivism" and "family orientation" toward establishing an evidence base crucial to understanding, assessing, and treating Asian and Asian American clients, including:

 

• Linguistic factors and language assessment of Asians.
• Society and acculturation in Asian and Asian American communities
• Mental illness from  Asian and Asian American perspectives.
• Understanding cognitive differences across the lifespan: comparing Eastern and Western cultures
• Clinical interviews and qualitative assessment with Asian clients
• Neuropsychological test selection with Asian clients

 

Unique in its scope and detail, Neuropsychology with  Asians and Asian Americans is a necessary resource for neuropsychologists and rehabilitation specialists as well as social workers and clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.

 

• Acculturation
• Asian Americans
• Bilingualism
• Cognitive evaluation
• Cultural competence

From the reviews:

“The contributing authors address the most significant issues related to the neuropsychological assessment of Asian clients … . Although the book is written for the neuropsychologist, it is relevant to the assessment of Asian clients in general. … The book provides tremendously useful information about Asians and Asian Americans but also describes how to use that information to understand the individual.” (Vincent G. Tsushima, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 59 (17), 2014)

• Faculty of Engineering, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia

  J. Mark Davis

• Department of School Psychology, Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, USA

  Rik Carl D'Amato

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