Updates

2009: A New Test Booklet, A New Manual

In a recent survey, Rabin, Barr and Burton found that Cognistat was among the top 20 most widely used test instruments employed by neuropsychologists in the United States and Canada. It was used by neuropsychologists more frequently than the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). The new 2009 Manual will help you evaluate, understand and treat your patients. Our website www.cognistat.com provides periodic updates of the literature on Cognistat and its use in a variety of settings.

Testing must always be interpreted within a broad clinical context. The new section, "Factors Potentially Affecting Test Performance," represents a serious attempt to discourage the administration of Cognistat in a rote fashion. We wish to promote a kind of “ecological mindfulness” on the part of examiners.

The 2009 Cognitive Manual includes an extensively updated list of articles about Cognistat’s many uses in specific populations. This list will be helpful to clinicians and researchers alike. Among the clinical situations in which Cognistat has been used are the following:

• dementia
• stroke
• traumatic brain injury
• substance abuse related cognitive decline
• pre- and post-CABG surgery cognitive functioning
• driving skills assessment
• assessment of testamentary capacity and/or vulnerability to undue influence
• Cognistat is meeting the needs of a wide range of clinicians!

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Rabin LA, Barr WB, Burton LA. Assessment practices of clinical neuropsychologists in the United States and Canada: A survey of INS, NAN and APA Division 40 members. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2005; 20:33-65.