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Integrating Diversity, Culture, and Equity into the Neuropsychological Evaluation
Anny Reyes1, Stephanie Torres2, Talia L Robinson3
1Department of Radiation Medicine & Applied Sciences, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Abstract:
Cognition is influenced by a host of factors, including the patient's medical, psychiatric, and developmental history; sociocultural and demographic factors; modifiable behavioral factors; and structural and social determinants of health. Neuropsychological approaches include interpreting test data in the context of these factors to classify impairment and derive a cognitive diagnosis accurately. Failure to integrate an individual's sociodemographic, sociocultural, and developmental background can result in diagnostic errors, which have critical clinical implications for patient care.
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