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Clinical neuropsychologists are “concerned primarily with identifying, measuring and describing changes in behavior that relate to brain function” (Parsons, 1984). However, neuropsychologists rarely make the initial contact with a prospective patient. Rather, they are typically consulted by other professionals to help delineate the nature and meaning of a patient’s presenting symptoms and complaints. Cleeland (1976) has described this consultation process as involving a review of relevant case history material, reformulation of the referral question into a set of testable neuropsychological hypotheses, and then the examination of the patient with tests and with interview.
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Chelune, G.J., Heaton, R.K., Lehman, R.A.W. (1986). Neuropsychological and Personality Correlates of Patients’ Complaints of Disability. In: Goldstein, G., Tarter, R.E. (eds) Advances in Clinical Neuropsychology. Advances in Clinical Neuropsychology, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2211-5_4
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