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The Diagnosis of Neurological Disorders in Older Adults

Howard N. Garb

Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Healthcare System University of Pittsburgh

Patricia A. Boyle

Boston University

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 dementia for 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.

Key Words: neuropsychology • validity • tests • judgment

Assessment, Vol. 10, No. 2, 129-134 (2003)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191103010002003
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