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Published on: February 14, 2014
The diagnosis of neurological disorders in older adults
Howard N Garb1, Patricia A Boyle
1Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Healthcare System, University of Pittsburgh, 15206-1297, USA. garb.howard@pittsburgh.va.gov
Abstract:
Are neurological disorders overdiagnosed in older adults? Previous reports suggest that age bias may lead to diagnostic inaccuracies for older adult clients. In the present study, the average test scores for community-dwelling 38-year-old and 74-year-old individuals were presented as the results for a 38-year-old client and a 74-year-old client, respectively. Neuropsychologists did not make diagnoses of neurological disorder or dementiafor either of the clients. The results from this study indicate that age bias is not as serious a problem among neuropsychologists as many psychologists once believed.
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