Forensic neuropsychological test usage: An empirical survey

A Survey of Psychological Test Use Patterns Among Forensic Psychologists

“…The Wechsler Intelligence scales were predominant among clinicians reporting test use in the cognitive and achievement test category of our survey. This finding is consistent with results found by Lees-Haley et al (1996) who reported that the Wechsler Intelligence scales were the most widely used assessment instruments in their survey of forensic psychologists performing personal injury evaluations (predominantly in neuropsychological evaluations). Furthermore, the relative popularity of the BDI-II among psychologists reporting use of single-scale tests is also consistent with the relatively high utilization found for this instrument in the Boccaccini and Brodsky and Lees-Haley et al personal injury evaluation surveys.…”

“…These surveys have found generally similar patterns of test usage among custody evaluators, with broadband, self-report personality inventories; intelligence tests; and the unstructured personality tests being most commonly used. Several surveys have also focused on personal injury evaluations both in relation to emotional damage (e.g., Boccaccini & Brodsky, 1999) and neuropsychological injury (e.g., Lees-Haley, 1992;Lees-Haley, Smith, Williams, & Dunn, 1996). Most recently, Slick, Tan, Strauss, and Hultsch (2004) surveyed forensic neuropsychologists specifically regarding their practices in the assessment of malingering and found that most routinely included formal tests of malingering in their test batteries.…”

Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

“…Currently, and for the past few decades, the WAIS has been the most widely used psychological and neuropsychological test in its various evolutionary forms (WAIS-R, WAIS-III). [13][14][15] The original version of the WAIS was automated in 1969 16 using what would be best described today as a primitive and crude means of stimulus presentation and response recording. However, this early form of automated assessment yielded excellent test-retest reliability, concurrent validity with face-toface administration, 16,17 and lower administration costs.…”

Cognitive Deficits Associated with Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Proposed Neuropsychological Test Battery

“…The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-R) 20 is undoubtedly the most widely used tool to derive such a score. 21 Subtests relying on previously learned material and on verbal associations (i.e., Vocabulary, Information, Object Assembly, Picture Completion) are more resistant to organicity and/or advancing age. [22][23] On the other hand, subtests requiring immediate memory, concentration, response speed, and abstract concept formation (i.e., Digit Span, Similarities, Digit Symbol, Block Design) are more prone to be affected by such factors.…”