Utilizing neuropsychological testing to inform ADHD diagnosis and treatment: The case of Phil

Clinical Case Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 359-376

  Sugalski, Thomas D ^a   Scott, Albert J ^b   Cleary, Michael J ^c  

^a Psychology Associates of Bethlehem   (United States)

^b Slippery Rock University ^*

^c SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Clinical neuropsychology; Cognitive rehabilitation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADHD PARENT'S RATING SCALE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BENTON JUDGMENT OF LINE ORIENTATION TEST; BERRY VISUAL/MOTOR INTEGRATION TEST; BOSTON NAMING TEST; CASE REPORT; CHILDREN'S CATEGORY TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED COGNITIVE TRAINING; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTROLLED ORAL WORD FLUENCY TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FINGER TAPPING TEST; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER; LINE BISECTION TASK; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MESULAM ALPHA TEST; MESULAM SYMBOL TEST; NEPSY TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERFORMANCE; PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION; RATING SCALE; REVISED TOKEN TEST; REY COMPLEX FIGURE DRAWING; SCHOOL CHILD; TACTUAL PERFORMANCE TEST; TOWER TEST; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN MATRIX REASONING TEST; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN PERCEPTUAL REASONING INDEX; WIDE RANGE ASSESSMENT OF MEMORY AND LEARNING 2; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT EDITING TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT LETTER WORD IDENTIFICATION TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT PUNCTUATION AND CAPITALIZATION TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT READING FLUENCY TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT SOUND AWARENESS TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT SPELLING OF SOUNDS TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT SPELLING TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT WORD ATTACK TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT WRITING SAMPLES TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-ACHIEVEMENT WRITING TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-COGNITIVE SPATIAL RELATIONS TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON-COGNITIVE TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 50849087310     PISSN: 15346501     EISSN: 15523802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1938965508314845     Document Type: Article

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