Essentials of neuropsychological assessment

Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment provides comprehensive instruction on neuropsychological test administration, scoring, and interpretation. It addresses practical and conceptual issues related to neuropsychological assessment in geriatric, pediatric, forensic, and other specialized settings, as wellas the essentials of report writing and common neuropsychological syndromes. The reader will also be provided with a discussion of the professional development and training of neuropsychologists and extensive information about resources for test materials, journals, and textbooks in the area. Chapter Four, which discusses a number of specific neuropsychological tests, will be completelyupdated to cover the most current instruments, including the Delis-Kaplan Executive Functions System (D-KEFS), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV), the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV; scheduled for publication summer 2008), and the Wechsler Memory Scale-Fourth Edition (WMS-IV; scheduled for publication in early 2009). The authors will also include a section on some of the tests commonly used in Great Britain and Europe, such as the Behavioural Inattention Test and the BehaviouralMemory Test.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-43747-6
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 278
• Fecha Publicación: 07/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés