VARIETIES OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS

Authors
SERON X VANDERLINDEN M
Citation
X. Seron et M. Vanderlinden, VARIETIES OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS, European review of applied psychology, 46(3), 1996, pp. 171-176
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied
Journal title
European review of applied psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
11629088
Volume
46
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
171 - 176
Database
ISI
SICI code
1162-9088(1996)46:3<171:VONA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The aim of this article is to introduce the assessment methods and pro cedures actually in use in neuropsychology. The authors underline the diversity of assessment objectives in contemporary clinical neuropsych ology. Four main objectives of the neuropsychological examination are birefly presented : the identification and description of the cognitiv e disorder, the interpretation of the disorder, the evaluation of the handicap and the evaluation of treatment effects.