Cognition & Psychology
The cognitive and mental health impact of COVID
Your patient's cognitive function can impact how they interact and thrive in their day to day lives. Current research into long COVID suggests that the virus may have long term effects on intellect, including a decline in memory, confusion and brain fog* long after recovery.
As such, finding the right tools to confidently assess and help individuals overcome these changes is paramount. The trauma of the illness may have also impacted your patient's mental health, with reports showing that several people have indicated high levels of PTSD, anxiety, insomnia and other mental health issues**.
*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7324344/
** https://www.cambridgecognition.com/blog/entry/cognition-and-covid-19-what-we-know
Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome
BADS helps to predict everyday problems associated with the dysexecutive syndrome (disorders of planning, organisation, problem solving and attention)
Beery Buktenica Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration, 6th Edition
Beery VMI assesses visual-motor skills in children and adults that can lead to learning, neuropsychological and behaviour problems
Brief Cognitive Status Exam
BCSE A&NZ helps to evaluate global cognitive functioning in patients with dementia, mild learning disabilities, or suspected Alzheimer’s disease quickly and reliably
California Verbal Learning Test, 3rd Edition
CVLT-3 is the most comprehensive and detailed assessment of verbal learning and memory for older adolescents and adults ages 16 and older
Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System
D-KEFS™ provides a comprehensive assessment of higher-level thinking and cognitive flexibility in both children and adults
Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Update
RBANS™ Update provides a battery to measure cognitive decline or improvement across immediate memory, visuospatial/constructional, language, attention, and delayed memory
Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test, Third Edition
RBMT-3 helps to predict everyday memory problems in people with acquired, non-progressive brain injury and monitor change over time
Test of Everyday Attention
TEA measures selective attention, sustained attention and attentional switching that can be used analytically to identify different patterns of attentional breakdown
Test of Premorbid Functioning
TOPF is an effective test for predicting an individual's level of intellectual functioning pre-injury IQ & memory abilities
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fifth Edition
WAIS-5 A&NZ is the most advanced psychometric measure of adult cognitive ability
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition
WAIS-IV A&NZ is the most advanced measure of cognitive ability in adolescents and adults with results you can trust when addressing the changing clinical landscape
Wechsler Memory Scale, Fourth Edition
WMS-IV A&NZ is an individually administered assessment of memory and working memory in individuals ages 16–90, also contains a brief evaluation of cognitive status
Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition
WASI-II provides a reliable, brief measure of intelligence in clinical, educational and research settings with greater clinical utility and efficiency
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Third Edition
Vineland-3 is the leading instrument for supporting the diagnosis of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Designed to meet any adaptive behaviour assessment need
Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, 3rd Edition
WRAML-3 measures short and long-term memory functioning and the ability to learn new material in children and adults