Evidence of absence [electronic resource] : a guide to cognitive assessment in Australia / Simon F. Crowe ; foreword by Stephen C. Bowden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crowe, Simon F.

Contributor:

Bowden, Stephen C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychological tests.

Cognition--Testing.

Cognition.

Cognition disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bowen Hills, Qld. : Australian Academic Press, 2010 (2011 printing)

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers Australian mental health clinicians a locally written guide to the clinical interpretation of cognitive assessments using the Wechsler scales, including the WAIS-IV, the WMS-IV and the Advanced Clinical Solutions for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV. Using Australian case material, the reader is provided with empirical and interpretative analysis based upon the varying State legal requirements, the range of sociocultural uses to which intellectual assessment is put, and consideration of appropriate norms.

Contents:

1. Background, Foreground and Methodological Considerations

2.The Vulnerabilities of Cognitive Evidence

3. How Many Neuropsychological Functions Are There?

4. Testing Hypotheses with the WAIS-IV and the WMS-IV

5. Are the Findings Normal?The Case of Ms Rosalie Ruby Red

6. Is the Compromise Global or Specific? The Case of Colonel Keen As

7. Is the Patient's Presentation a Genuine One? The Case of Mrs Peahen

8. Reporting Your Findings

9. Six Not-So-Easy Clinical Dilemmas

Summary

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-921513-63-2

OCLC:

794664057