State of multicultural neuropsychological assessment in children: Current research issues

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 18, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 214-222

  Byrd, Desiree ^a   Arentoft, Alyssa ^b   Scheiner, Diane ^b   Westerveld, Michael ^c   Baron, Ida Sue ^d,e  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child neuropsychology; Development; Multicultural neuropsychological assessment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; EXPRESSIVE VOCABULARY TEST; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN; LINGUISTICS; MEDLINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCINFO; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53949120674     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: 15736660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11065-008-9065-y     Document Type: Review

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