Executive Functioning

Dr. Suchy is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah. She is a Board-certified clinical neuropsychologist, and a Fellow of the Society for Clinical Neuropsychology (APA) and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. She is the Editor-in-Chief of The Clinical Neuropsychologist, and has served as the Associate Editor for the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. She has authored the book The Clinical Neuropsychology of Emotion (2011), and her research on the interface among executive, affective, and motor processes appears regularly in mainstream peer-reviewed neuropsychology journals.

• Part I: Beyond the Frontal Lobes: Introduction to Part I · Chapter 1: Executive Functions as a Neurocognitive Construct Part II: Executive Subdomains and the Associated Syndromes: Introduction to Part II · Chapter 2: Executive Cognitive Functions and the Dysexecutive Syndrome · Chapter 3: Meta-tasking and the Disorganized Syndrome · Chapter 4: Response Selection and the Disinhibited Syndrome · Chapter 5: Initiation and Maintenance and the Apathetic Syndrome · Chapter 6: Social Cognition and the Inappropriate Syndrome Part III: Clinical Assessment of Executive Functions: Introduction to Part III · Chapter 7: Gathering Background Information · Chapter 8: Challenges in the Use of Standardized Tests of Executive Functions · Chapter 9: Interpretive Consideration Part IV: Executive Dysfunction in Clinical Populations: Introduction to Part IV · Chapter 10: Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Chapter 11: Neurodegenerative Disorders · Chapter 12: Neuropsychiatric Disorders · Chapter 13: Acquired Brain Insults and Medical Conditions Appendix References Index

Yana Suchy has written an excellent volume on executive functions. It is comprehensive, thoughtful, and to the point. Practical information is seamlessly integrated with a lucid review of scientific foundations. The book will serve as an invaluable resource for clinicians, clinical neuroscientists, and students of neuropsychology.