What is a neuropsychological assessment?

A neuropsychological assessment is a test or evaluation of how well your brain is working or functioning. 

At Invictus Health, our neuropsychological assessments provide in-depth insights and a detailed understanding of how well your brain is functioning across a range of different cognitive areas.

We also provide neuropsychological assessments in Singapore for:

What is included in a neuropsychological assessment?

Our neuropsychological assessment or evaluation can assess several cognitive areas including:

  • 处理速度
  • 学习和记忆
  • 行政职能
  • 注意力和专注力
  • 视觉感知能力
  • 语言

Every neuropsychology assessment we provide at GoNeuro Asia is tailored to your unique situation and needs, so if you’d like to know more about what to expect, get in touch with our team today!

做决定
浓度
记忆
注意力
学习
解决问题

When are neuropsychological assessments or tests needed?

Neuropsychology assessments or tests are often carried out when there may be signs or problems with a person’s cognitive abilities – whether it’s thinking, remembering, problem-solving, or anything else.

Neuropsychological evaluations are also required by those in the legal and insurance industries as there may be compensation involved with impairments of cognitive abilities due to injury, illness, or disease caused by another party. 

At GoNeuro Asia, we offer neuropsychological assessments for the medico-legal industry in Singapore including:

What can I expect at a neuropsychological evaluation?

At your neuropsychological evaluation at GoNeuro Asia, you’ll meet one of our friendly and experienced neuropsychologists, who will sit down with you to gain a more in-depth understanding of your issues and concerns. We may also have a family member or close friend attend the session to gain more insight into how your cognitive impairments may be affecting your daily life. 

Your neuropsychologist will then inform you of the various types of tests required for your neuropsychological evaluation, as well as further information such as session durations and additional appointments (if required).

What are the areas of neurocognitive assessment dependent upon?

At GoNeuro Asia, our experienced clinical psychologists help tailor a neurocognitive assessment that is right for your needs. Our neuropsychological assessments are designed based on several different factors, including:

  • 具体推荐问题
  • 您或您的医生可能有的任何问题
  • 任何特定的健康投诉
  • 任何报告的症状
  • 您的临床神经心理学家的观察结果

With the team at GoNeuro Asia, you’ll know you’re in great hands and receive the high level of specialised service and care you’re after. For neuropsychology assessments in Singapore get in touch with our leading team of psychologists today!

Frequently Asked Questions

A neuropsychology assessment involves multiple stages. The time you will spend with the Neuropsychologist will take, on average, between 3-4 hours. From there the Neuropsychologist will collect data and write up the report, this can take anywhere between 8-12 hours, the report is usually ready to be released within 2-3 weeks of the appointment date.

The great news is that preparing for an assessment is not as complex as it may seem. We recommend that you get a good night's rest and make sure that you have eaten before attending. If your routine includes medication, please ensure your routine remains as constant as possible in the lead up to the assessment.

Although we can’t tell you exactly what will be asked, we can say that the assessment includes 2 sections. The first is the interview stage, where you and the Neuropsychologist will discuss topics of interest. The second is the ‘pen and paper’ stage where the cognitive testing happens.

Psychology focuses on emotionality and behavioural traits, a psychology assessment could be looking into the potential of psychological injury induced by stress for example. In neuropsychology we are looking more specifically at cognitive capacity, analysing common brain functions, such as memory, attention, concentration, learning, problem solving and decision making.

一致的标准化测试

您将通过 Invictus Health 进行的正式神经心理学评估是完全标准化的，因此它以一致的方式对所有患者进行管理，并且每次都使用一致的方法进行评分。

安全的数据收集和存储

您可以放心，以负责任和合乎道德的方式收集有关您的数据，并且此类数据仅在绝对必要的情况下存档。

定期专业发展

我们的团队不断学习和指导，确保神经心理学所有模式和领域的最佳实践，持续进行专业发展并严格遵守 APS 指南。

法医评估专家

如果您从事法律或保险行业，Invictus Health 可以根据您的特定需求定制神经心理学评估，包括：

有时，在受伤、生病或休假一段时间后，个人的思维能力可能会发生变化，或者可能会发现很难重返工作岗位。我们帮助工人及其雇主了解某人的认知优势和劣势，以指导建议以支持重返工作岗位。

与残疾人一起生活和/或支持残疾人可能具有挑战性，虽然有可用的支持，但这些通常需要证明认知和/或心理障碍的性质和严重程度。我们与个人和支持他们的人合作，描述一个人的认知、情感和行为功能，以提供残疾证据，并提供适当的建议以促进个人的独立性。

我们经验丰富的神经心理学家团队利用他们对大脑和行为之间相互作用的了解来帮助告知父母满足孩子需求并为孩子提供安全、常规护理的能力。我们的详细报告将父母对当前家庭状况的理解与可能有助于他们养育子女能力和/或做出积极改变的因素结合起来，包括父母目前的认知和心理功能，以告知他们的养育能力，并确定培养积极养育子女的策略和建议技能。

我们都很难做出“正确”的决定，但是，我们购买哪种颜色的自行车通常无关紧要。有时，无论是由于头部受伤、中风、智力残疾还是痴呆症，思维能力有困难的人都可能难以记住、理解和使用信息来就重要问题做出明智的决定。例如;财务、医疗、法律和道德。我们的评估可用于构成通过相关州或联邦法庭提出的监护权或持久授权书申请的一部分。

掌握在好手中

在 Judy Tang 博士的带领下，拥有超过 10 年神经心理学经验的 Tang 博士在其职业生涯中涵盖了法律和法庭诉讼的各个方面。

Your personalised assessment will be reviewed in detail by Dr Tang personally, ensuring all details are correct and presented in accordance with all relevant requirements and regulations.

 

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