Dr. Joseph Howard Ricker PH.D.
Psychologist | Rehabilitation
3471 5th Ave Suite 201 Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Joseph Ricker is a psychologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Ricker specializes in the treatment of mental health problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Ricker evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Ricker because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Confirmatory factor analysis of the Wechsler Memory Scale-III.
- Fractioning the Hooper: a multiple-choice response format.
- Long-term neuropsychological outcome after traumatic brain injury.
- Telerehabilitation needs: a survey of persons with acquired brain injury.
- Clinical and methodological considerations in the application of telerehabilitation after traumatic brain injury: a commentary.
- Deciphering components of impaired working memory in multiple sclerosis.
- Differential cerebellar activation on functional magnetic resonance imaging during working memory performance in persons with multiple sclerosis.
- Treating learning impairments improves memory performance in multiple sclerosis: a randomized clinical trial.
- Board certification in clinical neuropsychology: a response to Rohling et al.
- Traumatic brain injury rehabilitation: is it worth the cost?
- Clinical utility of a recognition paradigm of the Visual Form Discrimination Test.
- Applications of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to Neurorehabilitation of cognitive disabilities.
- Feasibility of a brief neuropsychologic test battery during acute inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury.
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