The ecological validity of neuropsychological tests: A review of the literature on everyday cognitive skills

N Chaytor, M Schmitter-Edgecombe - Neuropsychology review, 2003 - Springer
Evaluating the ecological validity of neuropsychological tests has become an increasingly
important topic over the past decade. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of …

Understanding executive control in autism spectrum disorders in the lab and in the real world

L Kenworthy, BE Yerys, LG Anthony… - Neuropsychology review, 2008 - Springer
In this paper, we review the most recent and often conflicting findings on conventional
measures of executive control in autism spectrum disorders. We discuss the obstacles to …

The case for the development and use of “ecologically valid” measures of executive function in experimental and clinical neuropsychology

PW Burgess, N Alderman, C Forbes… - Journal of the …, 2006 - cambridge.org
This article considers the scientific process whereby new and better clinical tests of
executive function might be developed, and what form they might take. We argue that many …

Ecological assessment of executive function in traumatic brain injury

GA Gioia, PK Isquith - Developmental neuropsychology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Executive dysfunction is a common outcome in children who have sustained traumatic brain
injury (TBI). Appropriate assessment of these complex interrelated regulatory functions is …

The California Verbal Learning Test–second edition: Test-retest reliability, practice effects, and reliable change indices for the standard and alternate forms

SP Woods, DC Delis, JC Scott… - Archives of clinical …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The California Verbal Learning Test–second edition (CVLT-II) is one of the most
widely used neuropsychological tests in North America. The present study evaluated the 1 …

Neuropsychological deficits and functional impairment in bipolar depression, hypomania and euthymia

GS Malhi, B Ivanovski, D Hadzi‐Pavlovic… - Bipolar …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To examine whether patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have subtle
neuropsychological deficits that manifest clinically as cognitive and functional compromise …

Investigation of factors related to employment outcome following traumatic brain injury: a critical review and conceptual model

T Ownsworth, K McKenna - Disability and rehabilitation, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to critically review the literature to examine factors that
are most consistently related to employment outcome following traumatic brain injury (TBI) …

Neurocognition in the psychosis risk syndrome: a quantitative and qualitative review

AJ Giuliano, H Li, RI Mesholam-Gately… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
Cognitive dysfunction is a hallmark feature of schizophrenia and is evident across all phases
of the illness. While prior metaanalyses have elucidated the level and pattern of cognitive …

Multiple sclerosis: empirical literature for the clinical health psychologist

DC Mohr, D Cox - Journal of clinical psychology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the empirical literature related to clinical health psychology in multiple
sclerosis (MS). MS is a disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous …

Auditory verbal learning test is superior to rey-osterrieth complex figure memory for predicting mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease

Q Zhao, Q Guo, X Liang, M Chen, Y Zhou… - Current Alzheimer …, 2015 - benthamdirect.com
Objective: To carry out meaningful comparisons on results of different research studies on
mild cognitive impairment (MCI), it is critical to select an appropriate objective memory test to …