Clinical Applications of Continuous Performance Tests (eBook)

Measuring Attention and Impulsive Responding in Children and Adults

Cynthia A. Riccio, Cecil R. Reynolds, Patricia A. Lowe (Autoren)

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2004 | 1. Auflage
408 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-471-21679-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The first comprehensive guide to Continuous Performance Testtechniques

Continuous Performance Tests (CPTs) are used in the ongoingdiagnosis and treatment monitoring of children and adults withAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In ClinicalApplications of Continuous Performance Tests, three well-respectedmembers of the behavioral assessment field discuss the clinical useand limitations of CPTs, as well as their diagnostic efficacy fordisorders first evident in childhood and adolescence and thoseevident later in adulthood.

This comprehensive handbook is the first to examine thesimilarities and differences of the numerous CPT techniques andtheir research literature. The four major instruments in use todayare thoroughly reviewed (Conners' CPT, Gordon Diagnostic System,Integrated Visual and Auditory CPT, and Test of Variables ofAttention/Test of Variables of Attention-Auditory), along with acomplete overview of their specific applications. Additional CPTsare discussed in the context of how modifications to the CPTparadigm can affect results and, subsequently, interpretation.Brain-behavior correlates of CPT scores and the use of CPTs formonitoring effectiveness of treatment approaches are also coveredin depth.

For psychologists, psychiatrists, and neurologists who diagnose andtreat ADHD, Clinical Applications of Continuous Performance Testsis a unique and invaluable resource.
* Examines and compares four major, commercially available CPTs
* Includes guidelines for clinical practice and application
* Provides basic neuroscience underlying the CPT paradigms
* Explains how to monitor medication effects with CPTs
* Defines the relationship of CPTs to other cognitive andbehavioral measures

Autor

CYNTHIA A. RICCIO, PhD, Associate Professor, Department ofEducational Psychology, Texas A&M University, College Station,Texas. CECIL R. REYNOLDS, PhD, Professor, Departments of EducationalPsychology and Neuroscience, Texas A&M University, CollegeStation, Texas. PATRICIA A. LOWE, PhD, The Children?s Home Society of Idaho,Boise, Idaho.

Inhalt

Foreword.

Preface.

Neurobiology of Attention and Executive Control.

Continuous Performance Test Paradigms and What They Do.

Major CPTs in Clinical Use: Configuration, Use, and TechnicalAdequacy.

The Relationship of CPTs to Other Cognitive and BehavioralMeasures.

Brain-Behavior Correlates of CPT Scores.

Diagnostic Efficacy of CPTs for Disorders Usually First Evident inChildhood or Adolescence.

Diagnostic Efficacy of CPTs for Disorders in Adulthood.

Monitoring Medication Effects with Continuous Performance Tests.

CPTs in Monitoring Effectiveness of Other Treatment Approaches.

Where Do We Go from Here?

References.

About the Authors.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Rezensionen

"...unlikely to be bettered in a generation...should be available to all those interested in neuropsychiatry..." (Jnl of Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Vol 7(4))"Clinical Applications of Continuance Performance Tests is mustreading for novice or experienced clinicians currently utilizingany version of a CPT measure in their diagnostic battery."--Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., Univeristy of Utah
Review from Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology (in press)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2004
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Schlagworte: Assessment • Psychologie • Psychologische Gutachten • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 0-471-21679-8 / 0471216798
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-21679-7 / 9780471216797