Official position of the American Academy of clinical neuropsychology on serial neuropsychological assessments: The utility and challenges of repeat test administrations in clinical and forensic contexts

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1267-1278

  Heilbronner, Robert L ^a   Sweet, Jerry J ^a   Attix, Deborah K ^a   Krull, Kevin R ^a   Henry, George K ^a   Hart, Robert P ^a  

^a American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology   (United States)

Author keywords

Repeat testing; Serial test administration; Serial testing; Test retest

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78649699104     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2010.526785     Document Type: Article

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