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Perspectives on Neuroscience
Published on: July 31, 2007
Clinical neuropsychology 1970-1990: a personal view
1Oklahoma Center for Alcohol & Drug Related Studies, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73104, USA.
Abstract:
In 1970, I assessed the status of a "new discipline", clinical neuropsychology, and optimistically predicted growth and expansion over the next decades. A current assessment in 1990 indicates that the dramatic increase in the number of clinical neuropsychologists and in the scope and magnitude of their professional functioning far exceeds my expectations of two decades ago. Further, there is every indication that clinical neuropsychology will continue to be a challenging, vital, and expanding profession.
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