The Dot Counting Test: Is it Effective in Clinical Pediatric Populations?

The Dot Counting Test: Is it Effective in Clinical Pediatric Populations?

Objective: While assessment of effort is necessary in pediatric neuropsychological evaluations, few standalone measures have been validated for use in clinically referred children. Earlier studies have demonstrated that the Dot Counting Test (DCT) can detect suboptimal effort in older clinical group...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of clinical neuropsychology 2015-09, Vol.30 (6), p.560-560
Hauptverfasser: Vasserman, M, Maiman, M, Fernando, H, MacAllister, W
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Objective: While assessment of effort is necessary in pediatric neuropsychological evaluations, few standalone measures have been validated for use in clinically referred children. Earlier studies have demonstrated that the Dot Counting Test (DCT) can detect suboptimal effort in older clinical groups. This study aims to evaluate its effectiveness for assessing effort in clinically-referred children. Method: 44 clinically-referred patients (ages ...
ISSN:0887-6177
1873-5843
DOI:10.1093/arclin/acv047.195