Handbook for the Assessment of Driving Capacity
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This is a resource for professionals involved in determining the driving capacity of individuals with neurological involvement and or trauma. While much work has been completed in this new and growing field, this is the first attempt to bring together clinical work on assessing driving capacity for different clinical populations and conditions. Specific topics include, traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, normal aging, medications, retraining, interventions, medical conditions, legal issues, practical issues, assessment instruments, simulators, research and epidemiology. Each chapter will address clinically relevant issues specific to the clinical population. This comprehensive compilation of driving assessment of cognitively compromised populations is the first of its kind and Dr. Schultheis is regarded as a leader in the field.
Key Features
*The first definitive handbook about driving assessment of cognitively impaired populations, a growing area of research
*Addresses a myriad of clinical populations and conditions such as brain injured and elderly patients
*Written by nationally recognized leaders in their fields of expertise
*Addresses a myriad of clinical populations and conditions such as brain injured and elderly patients
*Written by nationally recognized leaders in their fields of expertise
Readership
Primary markets include neuopsychologists, neurologists, rehabilitation therapists, occupational therapists, physical medicine physicians. Secondary markets include: policy makers, legal experts, driver safety professionals concerned with driving competence of clinical populations.
Table of Contents
- Part I: The Clinical Driving Assessment
Chapter 1. On and off the Road Evaluations
Agnes Agnelli
Chapter 2. Driving Training and Adaptive Equipment
Rich Nead
Part II: Research on Driving
Chapter 3. Human Factors and Motor Vehicle Collisions
Philip Schatz and Frank Hillary
Chapter 4. Driving and Traumatic Brain Injury
Alan Hopewell
Chapter 5. Driving and Stroke
Maria T. Schultheis and Cassandra Fleksher
Chapter 6. Driving and Dementia
Gillian Fox
Chapter 7. Driving and Neurological Disorders
Jessica H. Kalmar and John DeLuca
Chapter 8. Driving and Normal Aging
Alan Hopewell
Part III: Other Important Considerations
Chapter 9. Driving and Medical Conditions/Medications
Thomas Galski
Chapter 10. Legal Issues and Considerations in Driving Assessment
Thomas Galski and MaryAnn McDonald
Chapter 11. Re-training and Intervention
Rosamund Gianutsos
Chapter 12. Future Directions for Driving Research
Maria T. Schultheis
Product details
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2008
- Published: September 2, 2008
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780080925653
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780126312553
About the Editors
Maria Schultheis
Dr. Schultheis is a clinical neuropsychologist and an Associate Research Professor within the Department of Psychology and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems at Drexel University. Dr. Schulthies’ clinical and research experience have been focused on the rehabilitation of cognitively impaired populations, including studying the demands of driving. She has published numerous manuscripts, chapters and other publications and has presented her work at various international and national forums. She has received several awards including the 2007 Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association (Division 40: Clinical Neuropsychology).
Affiliations and Expertise
Drexel University, Department of Psychology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
John DeLuca
John DeLuca, Ph.D. is the Director of Neuroscience Research at the Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation (KMRREC), a Professor in the Departments of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R), and Neurosciences at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ-NJMS), and a licensed psychologist in the States of New Jersey and New York. Dr. DeLuca devotes 100% of his time to research, directing the Neuropsychology and Neuroscience Laboratory at KMRREC. He is currently studying disorders of memory and information processing in a variety of clinical populations including: Multiple Sclerosis, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Huntington's Disease, and TBI. Dr. DeLuca has published over 130 articles, abstracts and chapters in these areas. He served as the editor for the special issue of the Journal of Neurorehabilitation on multiple sclerosis. Dr. DeLuca is listed in Who is Who in Science and Engineering, 1994-1995. Dr. DeLuca is the recipient of early career awards for his research from both the American Psychological Association and the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He is the Chairman of the Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellowship Committee in the Department of PM&R at UMDNJ-NJMS and directs the post-doctoral fellowship program in Neuropsychology in the Department. Dr. DeLuca served on the National Task Force for Education, Credentialing, and Accreditation in Clinical Neuropsychologyfor the American Psychological Association. He currently serves on the Education Committee of the National Task Force on Assessment Issues and Testing Practices for the National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Affiliations and Expertise
Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation, West Orange, NJ, U.S.A.
Douglas Chute
Affiliations and Expertise
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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