The Clinical Neuropsychology programme is offered by the University of Groningen. Clinical neuropsychology is particularly interested in the effects of brain disorders and other clinical conditions affecting the brain on these functions.
Disorders and conditions comprise acquired or congenital neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions in children, adolescents and adults, such as ADHD, autism, stroke, brain tumor, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, drug abuse, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, etc. ?
Clinical neuropsychologists can be involved in both the assessment and treatment of people with brain disorders in various applied and often clinical settings, but also in patient related research. Methods used in the field of clinical neuropsychology are neuropsychological tests, neuroimaging and electrophysiological techniques.
With the aging population, the number of people with neuropsychological disorders increases and with this also the demand for well trained clinical neuropsychologists.
Job examples:
- Neuropsychologist - in general and university hospitals, nursing homes, rehabilitation centres, school support services, epilepsy centres, forensic hospitals, institutions for the mental disabled or psychiatric centres
- Researcher - in the field of clinical neuropsychology, cognitive rehabilitation
- Intermediate - between research and clinical practice
