Computerized and on-line neuropsychological testing for late-life cognition and neurocognitive disorders: Are we there yet?

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 165-172

  Gates, Nicola J ^a   Kochan, Nicole A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive assessment; computerized tests; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; neuropsychological test

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUTOMATION; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CHILDREN MEMORY SCALE; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SECURITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MARKETING; MEMORY ORIENTATION SCREENING TEST; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIVACY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDITY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WELLBEING; AGE; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84922411302     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000141     Document Type: Review

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