Advanced clinical interpretation of the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV: Prevalence of low scores varies by level of intelligence and years of education

Assessment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-167

  Brooks, Brian L ^a   Holdnack, James A ^b   Iverson, Grant L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b PEARSON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

assessment; base rates; memory; misdiagnosis; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955917045     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191110385316     Document Type: Article

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