Neuropsych vs (neuro)Rehab psych

Neuropsychology versus (neuro)Rehabilitation Psychology

Assessment vs Treatment

Rehabilitation Psychology: is a specialty area within professional psychology which assists the individual with an injury or illness which may be chronic, traumatic and/or congenital, including the family, in achieving optimal physical, psychological and interpersonal functioning. The focus of rehabilitation psychology is on the provision of services consistent with the level of impairment, disability and handicap relative to the personal preferences, needs and resources of the individual with a disability. The rehabilitation psychologist consistently involves interdisciplinary teamwork as a condition of practice and services within a network of biological, psychological, social, environmental and political considerations in order to achieve optimal rehabilitation goals.

Neurorehabilitation: a personalized, multidisciplinary treatment approach designed to concurrently address impairment caused by nervous system injury, as well as co-occurring psychological symptoms. Psychological problems can be pre-existing or can manifest as secondary to the injury. Either way, these problems carry the potential to exacerbate a patient’s physical symptoms and compromise recovery and treatment. A comprehensive neurorehabilitation approach involves a multidisciplinary treatment team comprised of specialists from disciplines including but not limited to neurology, psychiatry, psychology, occupational therapy, social work, robot-assisted therapy, and nutrition.

Clinical Neuropsychology: individuals have specialized knowledge and training in the applied science of brain-behavior relationships. Clinical Neuropsychologists use this knowledge in the assessment, diagnosis, and management of treatment and rehabilitation of patients across the lifespan who have neurological, medical, developmental, or psychiatric conditions.

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