Impairment versus deficiency in neuropsychological assessment: Implications for ecological validity

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 94-102

  Silverberg, Noah D ^a   Millis, Scott R ^b  

^a GF STRONG REHABILITATION CENTRE   (Canada)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Brain injury; Chronic; Cognition disorders; Neuropsychological tests; Psychometrics; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ADOLESCENT; BAYES THEOREM; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BAYES THEOREM; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61949366468     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708090139     Document Type: Article

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