Ker-Neng Lin
Department of Neurology Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Yi-Chuan Chu
Department of Psychiatry/Neurology ChangGungMemorial Hospital
Chi-Cheng Yang
Department of Neurosurgery National Taiwan University Hospital
Ting-Wen Cheng
Department of Neurology National Taiwan University Hospital
Fang-Hsien Chu
Deaprtment of Neurology St. Paul’s Hospital
Mau-Sun Hua
Department of Psychology National Taiwan University
It was not until the 1980s when the students graduated from psychology began to work in areas other than psychiatry department in hospitals in Taiwan. The development of neuropsychology in various hospitals was different due to the emphasis of each clinical setting. Clinical psychologists in neurological settings have involved in various clinical activities such as: (1) performing neuropsychological assessment for neurological patients; (2) developing and modifying neuropsychological or cognitive assessment instrument for clinical and research purposes; (3) assessing cognitive function for demented patients; (4) involving in epidemiological studies, severity staging, drug trail, memory training, and ethical problems of dementia; (5) participating in medical teaching and clinical training for medical and clinical psychology interns; and (6) helping in public education and in family consultation for neurological patients. More and more medical institutes begin to hire clinical psychologists to help patients with neurological problems and to participate in related research.
Keywords: clinical psychologist, clinical neuropsychology, cognitive assessment