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Comparison of test results obtained with two neuropsychological test batteries
Author(s) -
Diamant J. J.,
Hijmen R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198104)37:2<355::aid-jclp2270370221>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - neuropsychology , concordance , psychology , neuropsychological test , test (biology) , neuropsychological assessment , lateralization of brain function , construct validity , clinical psychology , psychometrics , construct (python library) , psychiatry , cognition , medicine , cognitive psychology , paleontology , computer science , biology , programming language
Compared test results of two neuropsychological test batteries, the Hakstead‐Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery (HRNTB) and Luria's Neuropsycho‐logical Investigation (LNI), to investigate the possibility of coming to the same conclusions concerning the brain‐behavior relationships with the help of neuropsychological methods based on controversial theoretical assumptions. Test data were obtained from a sample of 31 inpatients of a psychiatric hospital. The concordance concerning the presence of brain dysfunction, its lateralization, and main localization was evaluated. A high degree of agreement was found supporting the construct validity of the tests for neuropsychological assessment of psychiatric patients.