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Evaluating Cognition and Performance Through Cognitive Domains

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Assessment of people with a neurocognitive disorder is a complicated and interprofessional process. Health professionals lack a common language to describe cognitive deficits limiting interprofessional communication and care planning. This chapter details a unique approach by using the DSM-5’s cognitive domains as a framework for assessment. In addition, performance-based testing and functional observations are emphasized. Functional assessments are an excellent tool to emphasize strengths allowing robust person-centered care.

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Foidel, S.E. (2019). Evaluating Cognition and Performance Through Cognitive Domains. In: Nash, M., Foidel, S. (eds) Neurocognitive Behavioral Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11268-4_4

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