Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Psychology
UHealth Jackson Rehabilitation Care provides inpatients and outpatients with a comprehensive array of neuropsychological, behavioral medicine, and rehabilitation psychology services by a team of specialized experts.
Overview
Thanks to our decades of experience, we are able to provide seamless care from acute, inpatient hospitalization through rehabilitation and transitioning to outpatient services. We also offer comprehensive outpatient services to individuals from the community who have not been in our inpatient units.
Neuropsychological evaluations allow patients, family members and/or care providers, and treatment providers to better understand the thinking skills, emotional functioning, and behaviors of the individual undergoing the evaluation. The neuropsychological evaluation assists doctors and other professionals to understand how the different areas and systems of the brain are working.
A clinical neuropsychologists’ training includes evaluation and assessment of cognitive impairments, cognitive remediation, behavioral management and methods of psychotherapy and counseling related to assisting patients with coping and adjustment to their injuries. Clinical neuropsychologists also provide therapeutic services and treatments to patients/families in need of education and emotional support concerning their neurological injuries or illness.
Neuropsychological Assessments and Testing
Neuropsychological assessments and/or testing will help doctors and patients understand the sequelae of an injury/illness and determine the necessary steps in reaching an optimal outcome in recovery. Have you or your family member/child experienced any of these symptoms?
- Memory loss
- Difficulty communicating
- Difficulty writing or reading
- Attention or concentration problems
- Difficulty organizing or planning
- Difficulty multitasking
- Changes in spatial skills or vision
- Disturbed thinking or confusion
- Behavior difficulties that have not improved through conventional treatment
Conditions Treated
- Brain injury as the result of an accident, stroke, anoxia, or infection
- Dementing conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease
- Neuropsychiatric disorders
- Developmental disorders, such as ADHD, learning disabilities, or autism
- Medical illness, such as cancer or genetic disorders
- Effects of toxic chemicals or chronic substance abuse
- Movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease or Huntington’s disease
- Neurological conditions, such as epilepsy, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, or cerebral palsy
Overview
Thanks to our decades of experience, we are able to provide seamless care from acute, inpatient hospitalization through rehabilitation and transitioning to outpatient services. We also offer comprehensive outpatient services to individuals from the community who have not been in our inpatient units.
Neuropsychological evaluations allow patients, family members and/or care providers, and treatment providers to better understand the thinking skills, emotional functioning, and behaviors of the individual undergoing the evaluation. The neuropsychological evaluation assists doctors and other professionals to understand how the different areas and systems of the brain are working.
A clinical neuropsychologists’ training includes evaluation and assessment of cognitive impairments, cognitive remediation, behavioral management and methods of psychotherapy and counseling related to assisting patients with coping and adjustment to their injuries. Clinical neuropsychologists also provide therapeutic services and treatments to patients/families in need of education and emotional support concerning their neurological injuries or illness.
Neuropsychological Assessments and Testing
Neuropsychological assessments and/or testing will help doctors and patients understand the sequelae of an injury/illness and determine the necessary steps in reaching an optimal outcome in recovery. Have you or your family member/child experienced any of these symptoms?
- Memory loss
- Difficulty communicating
- Difficulty writing or reading
- Attention or concentration problems
- Difficulty organizing or planning
- Difficulty multitasking
- Changes in spatial skills or vision
- Disturbed thinking or confusion
- Behavior difficulties that have not improved through conventional treatment
Conditions Treated
- Brain injury as the result of an accident, stroke, anoxia, or infection
- Dementing conditions, such as Alzheimer’s disease
- Neuropsychiatric disorders
- Developmental disorders, such as ADHD, learning disabilities, or autism
- Medical illness, such as cancer or genetic disorders
- Effects of toxic chemicals or chronic substance abuse
- Movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease or Huntington’s disease
- Neurological conditions, such as epilepsy, brain tumors, hydrocephalus, or cerebral palsy
Most Common Questions
What is a neuropsychologist?
A clinical neuropsychologist is a licensed psychologist who specializes in understanding brain-behavior relationships. They have expertise in how thinking skills, emotions, and behavior are related to brain structures and systems. In this context, they provide detailed recommendations to treatment providers, patients, and the patient’s family and/or care providers to help improve the care and quality of life of the individual needing services.
What is rehabilitation psychology?
Rehabilitation psychology is the specialty of clinical psychology focused on achievement of optimal psychological, physical, and social functioning in patients and families impacted by a disability or medical condition. Rehabilitation psychologists strive to improve quality of life and restore hope and meaning to the lives of those dealing with the effects of disability, chronic illness, or traumatic injury.
What services are offered by rehabilitation psychologists?
Rehabilitation psychologists provide clinical interventions and psychotherapy to assist patients and families in coping with physical, sensory, neurocognitive, behavioral, emotional, and/or developmental disabilities. These conditions may be acute or chronic, traumatic, progressive, or congenital in nature.
Why would you need neuropsychology if you experience certain symptoms?
Neuropsychological assessments and/or testing will help doctors and patients understand the sequelae of an injury/illness and determine the necessary steps in reaching an optimal outcome in recovery. Have you or your family member/child experienced any of these symptoms?
- Memory loss
- Difficulty communicating
- Difficulty writing or reading
- Attention or concentration problems
- Difficulty organizing or planning
- Difficulty multitasking
- Changes in spatial skills or vision
- Disturbed thinking or confusion
- Behavior difficulties that have not improved through conventional treatment
Who benefits from neuropsychology and rehabilitation services?
Populations often treated by rehabilitation psychologists include, but are not limited to, those with a spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, amputation, neuromuscular disorder, chronic pain, and other medical conditions, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, or limb weakness with limited functioning and participation in valued life activities. Rehabilitation psychologists address the implications of the injury or health condition as the person’s needs change over time.
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