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Neuropsychological Assessments of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities.
This book reviews important neuropsychological measures currently used in the assessment of dementia by the principal clinicians and researchers associated with the test, offering practical guidance on each test along with an analysis of its limitations.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing,
2017.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface; Acknowledgment; Contents; Abbreviations; Contributors; Chapter 1: Overview of the Diagnostic Instruments for Dementia in People with Intellectual Disability; Introduction; Informant-Based Tests; Dementia Questionnaire for Persons with Learning Disabilities (DLD) [12]; Dementia Screening Questionnaire for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (DSQIID) [13]; Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome (DSDS); Early Signs of Dementia Checklist (ESDC); The Short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE); Subject-Based Assessments.
- The Prudhoe Cognitive Function Test (PCFT) The Test for Severe Impairment (TSI); Severe Impairment Battery (SIB); The Adaptive Behaviour Dementia Questionnaire (ABDQ); Cambridge Cognitive Examination (CAMCOG); The Dyspraxia Scale; The Short Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE); Test Batteries; Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia in Adults with ID; Working Groups Battery; Psychological Tools; Commonly Used Instruments Administered to Informants; Commonly Used Instruments Administered to ID Persons; Summary; References.
- Chapter 2: Issues in Dementia Assessment Methods Introduction; Worldview/Prevalence Implications: Adults with Down Syndrome; Schedule for Assessment; Purpose of Assessment; Characteristics of Individuals Being Assessed; Intellectual Level; Age; Etiology of ID; Gender; Care Setting; Methods to Address Individual Differences; Homogeneous Groups; Stratified Sample; Informant Report or Direct Assessment of Performance; Informant Report; Direct Assessment; Evaluation of Assessment Scales and Techniques; Independent/External Validation Criterion.
- Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Value Reliability; Group Comparisons; Evaluation and Stages of Dementia; Evaluation and Strength/Weakness Profile; Evaluation of Scales Across Studies; Clinical Usefulness of Dementia Assessment Scales and Techniques; Summary; References; Chapter 3: The Dementia Questionnaire for People with Learning Disabilities; Introduction; Background; DMR (DLD) Designing Process; First Studies, Leading to Publication of the Final Version; Psychometric Properties; Reliability; "Gold Standard": Expert Diagnosis; Sensitivity and Specificity.
- Diagnostic Criteria Judgment by Committee on Test Affairs Netherlands; Applications of the DMR (DLD); Dementia; Early Detection; Screening Instrument and Effect Instrument; Repeated or Single Completion; Criteria for Persons to Be Tested; Who Answers the Questions?; Who Interprets the Answers?; Directions for Diagnostic Use; Rating; Other Studies of the DMR (DLD); The DMR (DLD) in Diagnostic Test Batteries; Evaluations of the DMR (DLD); The DMR in Intervention Studies; Summary; References; Chapter 4: Gedye Dementia Scale for Down Syndrome; Introduction.