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Neuropsychiatric illnesses—especially in later life—are commonly associated with perceived or objective changes in cognitive functioning. Neuropsychological assessment offers a sensitive, reliable, and noninvasive approach to documenting cognitive changes (Welsh-Bohmer et al. 2003). Neuropsychological evaluations are utilized in several contexts (e.g., academic, forensic, rehabilitation). Our goals in this chapter are 1) to describe in detail the instances in which neuropsychological assessment can be most useful in geriatric settings, 2) to discuss the neuropsychological examination process and common instruments applied in this context, and 3) to summarize the neurobehavioral presentations of common disorders in geriatric practices, specifically the profiles of normal aging, common neurodegenerative disorders of later life, and late-life depression.
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