Prospective Memory in Clinical Populations

Prospective memory has emerged as an important aspect of episodic memory. Prospective memory involves remembering to complete a previously formed intention. Successful prospective memory performance is important in daily life tasks such as taking medications or paying bills and has been related to compliance with treatment.

Prospective memory has now been studied in many clinical populations as well as across the lifespan. Although prospective memory is recognized as an important aspect of daily life, there has been only limited crossover from the research literature to clinical practice. The wealth of research findings need to be translated to evidence-based clinical approaches that are uniquely tailored to individual populations. Each chapter of Prospective Memory in Clinical Populations covers current knowledge of prospective memory deficits in a population; approaches to clinical assessment; any published evidence-based approaches to treatment; and suggestions for management.

This book was originally published as a special issue of The Clinical Neuropsychologist.

Sarah Raskin is the Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Trinity College, Hartford Connecticut, USA. Professor Raskin's scholarly interests focus on investigating techniques to improve cognitive functioning after injury to the brain.