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Rehabilitation for cognitive impairment: Does cognitive psychology apply?
Author(s) -
Wilson Barbara,
Patterson Karalyn
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/acp.2350040403
Subject(s) - psychology , cognition , neuropsychology , rehabilitation , cognitive neuropsychology , cognitive rehabilitation therapy , hot cognition , basic science , psychotherapist , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , social cognition , psychiatry , neuroscience
The most obvious neuropsychological application of cognitive psychology would concern rehabilitation for neurological patients with deficits in cognitive processes. We debate here the extent to which theoretical cognitive psychology is currently contributing to the design of rehabilitation. On one side of the debate our assessment suggests that, at present, theories from cognitive psychology have little impact on the majority of treatment programmes; on the other side we note some current and future theoretical developments which could enhance rapport between theory and therapy.