title: Essential books and journals in clinical neuropsychology: an Australian perspective.
abstract: To assist in the identification of key professional resources for neuropsychologists, 214 Australian clinical neuropsychologists were asked to identify "essential" reference materials. Fifty members of the Australian College of Clinical Neuropsychologists returned useable surveys. Forty-three respondents provided information about which clinical neuropsychology books and journals they considered essential and why. Results showed 15 books, including 3 Australian books, and 31 journals were included in the essential reading list of at least 10% of this sample. Compared to similar previous surveys (predominantly conducted overseas and mostly over 10 years ago), the results of this survey suggest that, Australian neuropsychologists have similar views about the top ranking books and journals in clinical neuropsychology as their overseas counterparts. An exception to this general trend may be the status of reference books containing norms, which appear to be growing in perceived importance. Importantly, the results of this survey may be used to help practitioners identify key professional resources in the area of clinical neuropsychology.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Qld, Australia. ka.sullivan@qut.edu.au
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001874:Book Selection; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D009484:Neuropsychology / Q000193:education*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011932:Reading; D012014:Reference Books, Medical