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Hispanic/Latino Neuropsychology

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Latino neuropsychology

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Hispanic/Latino neuropsychology is an evolving field that focuses on the culturally and linguistically competent practice and science of neuropsychology with individuals who have a Hispanic/Latino background, regardless of their language and/or country of residence (e.g., United States, Mexico, Spain, Colombia). Hispanics/Latinos are a heterogeneous group of individuals who have various ethnic/racial backgrounds, language dialect and proficiency, socioeconomic status, educational attainment and quality, religion, immigration and acculturation status, and country of origin (Salinas et al. 2016). The terms Hispanic/Latino are typically used for people living in the United States who were born in or trace their family roots to a Spanish-speaking Latin American country or Spain (Pontón and Ardila 1999).

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Demographic Shifts in the United States

Hispanics/Latinos are the largest linguistic and ethnic minority group in the United...

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  1. Space Coast Neuropsychology Center, Melbourne, FL, USA

    Christine M. Salinas

  2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Georgia School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University-Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Stephanie L. Salinas

  3. IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Biocruces Research Institute, Bilbao, Spain

    Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

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Salinas, C.M., Salinas, S.L., Arango-Lasprilla, J.C. (2018). Hispanic/Latino Neuropsychology. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_9169

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