Neuropsychological Method in the Differential Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment in Children and Adolescents with Mental Disorders

The article describes the neuropsychological techniques which are applied in the clinical practice in child psychiatry. It describes a system of qualitative and quantitative neuropsychological diagnostics. The role of neuropsychological analysis of the cognitive deficits associated with schizophreni...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sergienko A.
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Moscow State University of Psychology and Education 2017-05-01
Series:Клиническая и специальная психология
Subjects:
Online Access:http://psyjournals.ru/files/86364/Sergienko.pdf
Description
Summary:The article describes the neuropsychological techniques which are applied in the clinical practice in child psychiatry. It describes a system of qualitative and quantitative neuropsychological diagnostics. The role of neuropsychological analysis of the cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia spectrum disorders in children and adolescents is reflected. Hierarchical cluster analysis according to neuropsychological diagnosis helps in the establishing the psychiatric diagnosis.
ISSN:2304-0394