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Article

Publication Date

1999

Abstract

Excerpt: "Clinical neuropsychology is primarily concerned with how expressions of behavior are affected by brain dysfunction (Lezak, 1995). A neuropsychological assessment consists of a series of systematic clinical diagnostic procedures used to determine the extent of behavioral or cognitive deficits after a person sustains brain injury or damage (see Brain Injuries). It initially involves a clinical interview in which detailed information about the patient's history, premorbid functioning, and factors surrounding the precipitation of the dysfunction or damage are gathered. Often a mental status examination is then performed, in which a brief assessment is made of appearance and behavior, speech and communication processes, thought content, cognitive and memory functions, emotional functioning, insight and judgment, and orientation (Gregory, 1996)."

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Originally published in D. G. Benner & P. C. Hill (Eds.), Baker encyclopedia of psychology and counseling (2nd ed., pp. 789-790), Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 1999.

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