Essentials of Neuropsychological Assessment

291 Pages·2009·2.3 MB·English

by  Nancy Hebben

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Essentials of
Neuropsychological Assessment
Second Edition
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Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series
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Essentials
of Neuropsychological
Assessment
Second Edition
Nancy Hebben
William Milberg
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Hebben, Nancy.
Essentials of neuropsychological assessment / Nancy Hebben and William Milberg. – 2nd ed.
p. cm. – (Essentials of psychological assessment series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-43747-6 (pbk.)
1. Neuropsychological tests. 2. Neuropsychological tests–Evaluation. 3. Clinical
neuropsychology. I. Milberg, William. II. Title.
RC386.6.N48H43 2010
616.8’0475—dc22
2009013354
Printed in the United States of America
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To our parents, who gave us so much;
To our children, Jan and Aron, who always surprise us;
And in loving memory of Elizabeth Hebben, who left us too soon.
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Contents
Series Preface ix
One Introduction to Neuropsychological Assessment 1
Two The Discipline of Neuropsychological Assessment 27
Three Essentials of the Interview and Clinical History 43
Four E ssentials of Test Selection, Administration,
and Scoring 69
Five Essentials of Interpretation 143
Six Special Issues in Neuropsychological Assessment 177
Seven Essentials of Report Writing 205
Appendix A A General Guide for Neuropsychological
Assessment 231
Appendix B Essentials of the Neurobehavioral Syndromes 235
References 241
Annotated Bibliography 255
Index 263
About the Authors 277
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