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A compendium of neuropsychological tests : administration, norms, and commentary
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A compendium of neuropsychological tests : administration, norms, and commentary

Author: Esther Strauss; Elisabeth M S Sherman; Otfried Spreen
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 3rd edView all editions and formats
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Presents critical reviews of major neuropsychological assessment tools. This book provides information concerning theoretical background, norms, reliability, validity, and utility of tests. It  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Esther Strauss; Elisabeth M S Sherman; Otfried Spreen
ISBN: 0195159578 9780195159578
OCLC Number: 61130794
Notes: Rev. ed. of: A compendium of neuropsychological tests / Otfried Spreen, Esther Strauss. 2nd ed. 1998.
Description: xvii, 1216 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Contents: Psychometrics in neuropsychological assessment --
Norms selection in neuropsychological assessment --
History taking --
Test selection, test administration, and preparation of the patient --
Report writing and feedback sessions --
General cognitive functioning, neuropsychological batteries, and assessment of premorbid intelligence --
Achievement tests --
Executive functions --
Attention --
Memory --
Language tests --
Tests of visual perception --
Tests of somatosensory function, olfactory function, and body orientation --
Tests of motor function --
Assessment of mood, personality, and adaptive functions --
Assessment of response bias and suboptimal performance.
Responsibility: Esther Strauss, Elisabeth M.S. Sherman, Otfried Spreen.
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"The second edition was an exceptional book that could be found in almost any neuropsychology office. The third edition continues this excellence...The third edition is significantly updated and


"As stated in the preface, the goal for this edition was to create a user-friendly reference work that covered all the relevant details of the most frequently used neuropsychological tests, and to provide a general overview of issues 'germane to neuropsychological assessment.' In short: to help you 'know your tools' and to function as a guidebook to the practice of neuropsychology. These goals are surely met- beyond all expections...Having a copy of the third edition of the Compendium at hand would help any of us 'know our tools' substantially better. A Compendium of NeuropsychologicalTests, Third Edition is a mature work of outstanding scholarship, and it should find a place on every neuropsychologist's Read more...

 
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