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Reliability and validity of the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System: An update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2004

DEAN C. DELIS ,
JOEL H. KRAMER ,
EDITH KAPLAN  and
JAMES HOLDNACK
DEAN C. DELIS
Affiliation:
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, and University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
JOEL H. KRAMER
Affiliation:
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
EDITH KAPLAN
Affiliation:
Suffolk University and Boston University School of Medicine
JAMES HOLDNACK
Affiliation:
The Psychological Corporation
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A critical endeavor in every health-related field is the continued development of new technologies and instrumentation for improving diagnosis and treatment. For example, the field of neuroimaging has made astonishing advances with procedures such as functional MRI, MR spectroscopy, and MR diffusion tensor imaging. The field of neuropsychology has also recognized the importance of continually striving to develop new, more sensitive clinical measures. At the same time, the development of new tests or procedures does not guarantee that the instruments represent improvements in diagnosis or treatment. For this reason, ongoing studies of reliability and validity of new diagnostic instruments are also an important part of research in all health-related fields.

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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , March 2004 , pp. 301 - 303
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© 2004 The International Neuropsychological Society

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