Uses of Neuropsychological and Psychological Evaluation
- to help ascertain the presence or absence of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral
difficulties related to the following types of disorders:
depression, electrical injury, HIV/AIDS, learning disability, Lyme disease, mild
cognitive impairment, multiple sclerosis, non-verbal learning disorder,
Parkinson's disease, seizure disorder, substance abuse, stroke, toxic
exposure, traumatic brain injury
- to generate recommendations to assist individuals and promote their success in
school and work - to formulate recommendations that will aid physicians, psychiatric clinicians, family
members, and treatment teams in managing patient care and maximizing safety and
quality of life issues - to monitor cognitive, emotional, and behavioral status over time to determine whether
there are improvements with treatment (such as neurosurgical intervention,
medication, rehabilitation, tutoring, etc.) or decline with time - to establish a baseline record of cognitive and emotional function to compare and
contrast against results of future evaluations - to use standardized tests to determine whether there has been neurocognitive or
psychological damage as a consequence of an alleged injury or to assess whether
there are mitigating factors in a criminal act
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Jennifer Selden, Ph.D.
psychological and neuropsychological evaluations across the lifespan
psychological and neuropsychological evaluations across the lifespan
| 495 Gold Star Hwy, Suite 200 Groton, Connecticut 06340 (860) 449-0299 |