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Caveats in the neuropsychological assessment of African Americans.
- Source :
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Journal of the National Medical Association [J Natl Med Assoc] 2002 Jul; Vol. 94 (7), pp. 591-601. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- This preliminary investigation examined the predictive accuracy of six neuropsychological tests in a population of non-brain-injured African Americans. False positives were unacceptably high on five of the neuropsychological tests administered. These pilot data raise important questions about the utility of neuropsychological test norms with groups dissimilar in sociocultural background to the normative population. These findings are examined in terms of the relative merits of the race-homogenous and race-comparative paradigms and underscore the importance of conducting normative studies that involve ethnic minority populations.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0027-9684
- Volume :
- 94
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the National Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12126285