Paa Category: Neuropsychological Assessments

Authors Robert A. Stern, PhD and Travis White, PhD Description The NAB Orientation Test evaluates impaired orientation, one of the most common symptoms of a variety of brain disorders and an important aspect of attention. A brief 16-item measure, the test consists of questions relating...

Authors Robert A. Stern, PhD, Travis White, PhD Description The NAB Screening Module helps to generate initial hypothesis regarding differential diagnosis and treatment recommendations and provides an estimate of the examinee's functioning in a particular domain when more in-depth examination is either not warranted or...

Authors Robert A. Stern, PhD and Travis White, PhD Description One of the tests that make up the NAB Spatial Module, the NAB Visual Discrimination Test now is available as a stand-alone assessment. The task evaluates deficits in visual perception using stimuli that are not...

Authors Robert A. Stern, PhD and Travis White, PhD Description The NAB Writing Test was created to quantify several major features of narrative writing, including legibility, syntax, spelling, and conveyance of themes. Unlike other writing tests that simply ask the examinee to write a single...

Authors Robert A. Stern, PhD, Travis White, PhD Description The NAB consists of five domain-specific modules: Attention, Language, Memory, Spatial, and Executive Functions. A sixth module, Screening, allows the clinician to determine which of the other five domain-specific modules are appropriate to administer to an...

Authors William E. O'Donnell, Ph.D., M.P.H., Clinton B. DeSoto, Ph.D., Janet L. DeSoto, Ed.D., and Don McQ. Reynolds, Ph.D. Description The NIS is a quick and convenient way to screen adults for neuropsychological symptoms. This brief self-report questionnaire addresses both global impairment and specific symptom areas,...

Authors Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, and Randy W. Kamphaus, PhD Description The RIAS-2 retains all the features that made the original instrument so popular and gives practitioners even more reason to trust this instrument. New speeded processing subtests make this update even more comprehensive than...

Authors Cecil. R. Reynolds, Ph.D, and Randy W. Kamphaus, Ph.D Description The RIT is a Stroop-style test of complex processing speed that measures general neuropsychological integrity. It adds a layer of cognitive processing tasks-inhibition and attention-shifting-to simple tasks, which makes them more complex and thus...

Authors Ronald M. Ruff, PhD, Kristin M. Hibbard, PhD Description The RNBI is a 243-item self-report questionnaire that assesses an individual's perception of the important dimensions of their daily life activities following a catastrophic event, such as a major illness or injury. The RNBI may provide diagnostic...

Since its original publication in 1940, the Shipley Institute of Living Scale has been widely used to assess cognitive functioning and impairment. Revised and re-standardised, this enduring test continues to offer a brief yet robust measure of both crystallised and fluid intelligence—now with updated norms,...

Overview The Short Parallel Assessments of Neuropsychological Status – Extended (SPANS-X) is a battery of neuropsychological tests for accurate cognitive measurement. This new extended version allows for reliable remote administration and features extended norms spanning 18 to 90 years, as well as individual percentiles and...

Author Tom N. Tombaugh Description The TOMM is a systematic method to assist psychologists discriminate between bona fide memory impaired clients and malingerers. It is essentially an 'easy' test that clients believe is difficult - malingerers typically score poorly. Clients are shown two sets of...