Pediatric and Adolescent Concussion Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes

From the reviews:

“Volume brings together many of the issues relevant to the field of concussion management … . The wide range of perspectives allows for the book to be used by students and clinicians … with each chapter as a stand-alone. … For the practicing neuropsychologist new to concussion management, this text will be a useful reference as the reviews presented within each of the chapters are timely with each chapter ending with bulleted key points, making it an easy to reference text … .” (Jennifer Reesman, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, October, 2012)

Jennifer Apps, Ph.D., is assistant professor, pediatric neuropsychologist, and assistant director for research in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Apps specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with comorbid emotional and neurological disorders. She received her doctoral degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and completed post-doctoral training at Children’s Hospital of Dallas. Her primary research interests are in the areas of pediatric sports-related concussions and mental illnesses, including bipolar disorder. She has published articles in professional journals, book chapters, frequently gives both professional and educational lectures on pediatric mental health issues, and most recently co-edited her first book for professionals and parents Pediatric Neuropsychology Case Studies: From the Exceptional to the Commonplace (Springer, in press, 2009)