Differential diagnosis in adult neuropsychological assessment / Joseph H. Ricker, editor.

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Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Psychosocial Factors in Differential Diagnosis; 2 Estimation of Premorbid Cognitive Abilities: Issues and Approaches; 3 Perspectives in Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology: Language, Low Education, and Illiteracy; 4 Differential Diagnosis in Epilepsy; 5 Differential Diagnosis of Toxic Exposure; 6 Empirical Evidence Regarding the Neuropsychological Assessment of Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury; 7 Differential Diagnosis of Mild Head Injury; 8 The Differential Diagnosis of Dementia.

9 Assessment and Differential Diagnosis of HIV-1-Related Neuropsychological Impairment10 Assessment of Learning Disabilities; 11 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Differential Diagnosis with Depression; Index.

This text clearly presents a multitude of variables that potentially affect the results of neuropsychological tests. THe chapter authors, all noted experts in their respective fields, begin with a general discussion of neuropsychological constructs known to impact performance on neuropsychological tests, including demographics, personality, and sociocultural factors. They then present an empirical approach to assessment. They focus on the disorders under discussion (not solely the tests that might be used in diagnosis) and reflect the contributions the field has made to detecting differences i.

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