WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, AND ACS. ADVANCED CLINICAL INTERPRETATION

DESCRIPTION

This bookprovides users of the WechslerAdult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV)with information on applying theWAIS-IV, including additional indexes and information regarding use in special populations for advanced clinical use and interpretation. The book offerssophisticated users of the WAIS-IV and WechslerMemory Scale (WMS-IV) guidelineson how to enhance the clinicalapplicability of these tests. 
The first section of the bookprovides an overview of the WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and newAdvanced Clinical Solutions for Use with the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV(ACS). In this section, examiners will learn:
Normal versus atypical score variability
Low-score prevalence in healthy adults versus clinical populations
Assessing whether poor performance reflects a decline in function or is theresult of suboptimal effort
New social cognition measures found in the ACS are also presented. The second partfocuses on applying the topicsin the first section to specificclinical conditions, including recommended protocols for specificclientele (e.g. using demographically adjusted norms when evaluating individuals with brain injury). Common clinical conditions are discussed, including Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitiveimpairment, traumatic brain injury, andmore. Each chapter provides case examples applying all threetest batteries and using report examplesas they are obtained from the scoringassistant. Finally, the use of theWAIS-IV/WMS-IV and theACS in forensic settings is presented.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1 -Overview of the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV/ACS
Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack,Lawrence G. Weiss, and Xiaobin Zhou
Chapter 2 - Understanding and Using Multivariate Base Rates with the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV
Brian L. Brooks, Grant L. Iverson and James A. Holdnack
Chapter 3 - Understanding Index and Subtest Scatter in Healthy Adults
Howard Oakes, David Lovejoy, Sarah Tartar and James A. Holdnack
Chapter 4 - Demographic Adjustments to WAIS-IV/WMS-IVNorms
James A. Holdnack and Lawrence G. Weiss
Chapter 5 - Predicting Premorbid Ability for WAIS-IV,WMS-IV and WASI-II
James A. Holdnack, Mike R. Schoenberg, Rael T. Lange and Grant L. Iverson
Chapter 6 - Serial Assessment with WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
James A. Holdnack, Lisa Whipple Drozdick,Grant L. Iverson and Gordon J. Chelune
Chapter 7 - Assessing Performance Validity with the ACS
James A. Holdnack, Scott Millis, Glenn J. Larrabee and Grant L. Iverson
Chapter 8 - Assessing Social Cognition Using the ACS for WAIS-IV and WMS-IV
Yana Suchy and James A. Holdnack
Chapter 9 - Assessing Cognition in Older Adults with the WAIS-IV, WMS-IV, and ACS
Lisa Whipple Drozdick, James A. Holdnack,Timothy Salthouse and C. Munro Cullum
Chapter 10 - Using the WAIS-IV/WMS-IV/ACS FollowingModerate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Grant L. Iverson, James A. Holdnack and Rael T. Lange
Chapter 11 - Assessing Individual's with Psychiatric and Developmental Disorders

Gerald Goldstein, Howard Oakes, David Lovejoy and James A. Holdnack